“使失踪或死亡”常见的英文表达可以是 “cause someone to go missing or die” ,或者更简洁地表述为 “make someone disappear or die” 。以下为具体说明:
“cause someone to go missing or die”:这个表达较为正式和完整,“cause”表示“导致、引起”,“go missing”是“失踪”的常用短语,“die”即“死亡”。例如:The investigation revealed that the criminal had caused several people to go missing or die.(调查显示,这名罪犯导致多人失踪或死亡。)
“make someone disappear or die”:相对更口语化、直接一些,“make”有“使、让”的意思,“disappear”表示“消失、不见”,和“go missing”意思相近。例如:The evil plan aimed to make the witnesses disappear or die.(这个邪恶的计划旨在让目击者失踪或死亡 。)