Death was not instantaneous because none of the bullets hit the heart.

因为没有一颗子弹射中心脏，所以没有即刻死亡。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The mere mention of the words "heart failure" can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death.

一提到“心力衰竭”几个字，外行人就会想到立即死亡。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Death rates from heart disease have risen considerably in recent years.

近年来心脏病的死亡率大大上升了。

《牛津词典》

But a new study shows that India's leading causes of death now also include obesity-related diseases such as heart disease.

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Between extremities Man runs his course; A brand, or flaming breath, Comes to destroy All those antinomies Of day and night; The body calls it death, The heart remorse.

在极端和极端之中,人走完了他的历程；,火炮，或火热的呼吸，都会来摧毁、来消灭,白天和黑夜,的自相矛盾；,身躯称它为死亡，心儿称它为悔恨。

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After all, if you rip out your gun, shoot me in the heart, I bleed to death, we still have a human body in front of us.

毕竟你拔出枪,击中我的心脏,我失血而亡,我还是保持着肉体的形式

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There had been pressure to release the information since the Bristol Royal Infirmary baby heart death scandal, when surgeons with higher than average death rates continued to operate on children.

BBC: NHS to reveal surgery death rates

There was every reason to expect that Tricor, a pill sold by Abbott Laboratories, would reduce heart attack or death from heart disease.

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The biggest-selling diabetes drug in the world dramatically increases the risk of heart attacks and death from heart problems, according to an analysis by a top cardiologist published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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