News vocabulary 遇袭身亡

遇袭身亡
yùxí shēnwáng

“遇” v. meet; encounter; see; come across（Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》）
“袭” v. make a surprise attack; raid （Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》）
“身亡” v. to die （Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》）
“遇袭身亡” v. be killed during an attack

新闻例句

中国驻阿富汗大使馆昨日证实，3名在阿富汗经商的中国公民在所居住的公寓楼内遇袭身亡。（Source: 深圳卫视）

The Chinese Embassy to Afghanistan confirmed yesterday that three Chinese nationals who own businesses in Afghanistan had died after being attacked in their apartment building.