词性及解释:

death toll 死亡人数

例句:

Two of the 76 passengers injured in Friday's bus blaze in southwest China died in hospital early Sunday, bringing the death toll to 27.
周五成都市公交车燃烧事故受伤的76名乘客中有2名于周日早些时候在医院去世，遇难人数上升至27人。
（xinhuanet.com June 8th, 2009）

Police said the teacher's bravery had prevented an even higher death toll.
警方称，正是由于这位教师的英勇行为才避免了更多的人伤亡。

【新闻背景】成都公交车燃烧事故2名伤者去世 遇难者达27人

CHENGDU, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Two of the 76 passengers injured in Friday's bus blaze in southwest China died in hospital early Sunday, bringing the death toll to 27.

Eighteen injured people were still in critical condition, said Yang, adding doctors were trying their best to save their lives.

Fifty-four others were in stable condition. Two have been discharged from hospital.

The accident occurred in the morning rush hour Friday, when the No. 9 bus was on its way from Tianhui Township to downtown Chengdu, capital of Sichuan and caught fire under the Chuanshan Viaduct.

Sabotage could not be ruled out as the cause of the blaze, said an official on Saturday.