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    dead 的英语意思

    deaddead1 /ded/ adjective [no comparative] 查看全部语言翻译1not alive no longer alive已死的;不再存活的:  Her mother had been dead for ten years.她母亲已去世十年了。 Police are trying to contact the family of the dead man.警方正试图联系这名死者的家属。 a pile of dead leaves一堆枯叶 the dead body of a young soldier一名年轻士兵的遗体 Two men were shot dead by terrorists.两名男子被恐怖分子枪杀。 Magnus was found dead in his car.马格努斯被发现死在自己的车里。 One man is still missing, presumed dead.一名男子仍下落不明,推定已死亡。 He suddenly had a heart attack and dropped dead.他突然心脏病发作,当场倒地身亡。 She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.她送抵医院时即被宣告死亡。 His fellow climbers had left him for dead on the mountain.他的同行登山者把他留在山上,以为他已经死了。 We didn’t know if she was dead or alive.我们不知道她是生是死。 When they found him he was more dead than alive.他们找到他时,他已奄奄一息。 Her parents were long dead.她的父母早已去世。Do not confuse dead, which is an adjective, with died, which is the past tense and past participle of the verb die: The man was already dead (NOT The man was already died).2not working [not before noun] not working because there is no power因断电而不工作的;无电的:  I picked up the phone but discovered the line was dead.我拿起电话,却发现线路断了。 Suddenly the radio went dead.收音机突然没声了。 I think the batteries are dead.我想电池没电了。3already used already used已使用过的;已耗尽的:  a small pile of dead matches一小堆用过的火柴dead glass/bottle (=one that someone has finished drinking from in a bar or restaurant)(=某人在酒吧或餐厅喝空的杯子)4boring [not before noun] a place that is dead is boring because there is nothing interesting or exciting happening there(地方)死气沉沉的;毫无生气的(因没有有趣或令人兴奋的事发生):  This place is dead after nine o'clock.这地方九点以后就死气沉沉的了。5not active/used not active or being used不活跃的;闲置的:  The luxury car market has been dead in recent months.豪华车市场近几个月来一直低迷不振。6arm/leg etc a part of your body that is dead has no feeling in it, especially because the blood supply to it has been stopped(身体某部位)失去感觉的;麻木的(尤指因血液供应受阻所致):  When I got up my foot had gone dead where I’d been sitting on it.我站起来时,因为一直压着脚,脚已经麻木了。7no emotion [not before noun] showing no emotion or sympathy毫无情感或同情心的;冷漠的:  Jennie’s eyes were cold and dead.珍妮的眼神冷漠而空洞。8tired [not before noun] spoken口语 very tired筋疲力尽的;极度疲倦的:  I can’t go out tonight. I’m absolutely dead!今晚我没法出去,我累得要死! She was dead on her feet and didn’t have the energy to argue (=used when someone keeps going even though they are very tired).她已精疲力竭,根本没有力气争辩(=指某人尽管极度疲惫仍坚持撑下去时用)。 see thesaurus at tired9be dead to the world to be very deeply asleep or unconscious睡得极沉;陷入深度昏睡或失去意识:  Better leave Craig – he’s dead to the world.最好别打扰克雷格——他睡得死沉死沉的。10used for emphasis [only before noun] completely or exactly – used to emphasize what you are saying完全地;确实地(用于强调所说的话):  We all sat waiting in dead silence (=complete silence).我们全都静静地坐着等待(=完全的沉默)。 The train came to a dead stop (=it stopped completely).火车完全停了下来(=彻底停止)。 The arrow hit the dead centre of the target (=the exact centre).箭射中了靶子的正中央(=确切的中心)。 I’ve given the whole thing up as a dead loss (=completely useless or a complete failure).我已经把这整件事彻底放弃了,完全是一无是处(=毫无用处或彻底失败)。 John tells me it’s a dead cert, we can’t lose (=something which will certainly happen, win, succeed etc).约翰告诉我这是板上钉钉的事,我们不会输(=必定会发生、获胜、成功等的事)。 He fell to the floor in a dead faint (=completely unconscious).他完全昏厥,倒在地板上(=完全失去意识)。11over my dead body spoken口语 used to say that you are determined not to allow something to happen用于表示坚决不允许某事发生:  You’ll marry him over my dead body!你要嫁给他,除非从我尸体上踩过去!12I wouldn’t be seen/caught dead spoken口语 used to say that you would never wear particular clothes, go to particular places, or do particular things, because you would feel embarrassed用于表示因会感到难堪而绝不会穿特定衣物、去特定场所或做特定事情dead in/on/with etc I wouldn’t be seen dead in a dress like that!我绝不会穿那样的裙子让人看见!13in serious trouble informal非正式 in serious trouble处于严重麻烦中;大祸临头if ... I’m dead/you’re dead etc If Mum finds out about this, I’m dead.如果妈妈发现这件事,我就完了。 You’re in dead trouble now (=in very serious trouble)!你现在麻烦大了(=处于非常严重的麻烦中)! One word of this to Sam and you’re dead meat (=you are in serious trouble and someone is very angry with you)!这件事只要跟山姆说一个字,你就死定了(=你会有大麻烦,有人会对你非常愤怒)!14be dead and buried an argument, problem, plan etc that is dead and buried is not worth considering again(争论、问题、计划等)已彻底了结的,不值得再提起:  The old argument about whether the UK should be a member of the EU should now be dead and buried.关于英国是否应该加入欧盟的那场老争论,如今应该彻底翻篇了。15be dead in the water informal非正式 if a plan or idea is dead in the water, it is unlikely to continue successfully(计划或想法)已陷入僵局;不太可能顺利推进16drop dead! spoken口语 used to rudely and angrily tell someone to go away and leave you alone用于粗鲁而愤怒地叫某人走开、别来烦自己17dead language a dead language, for example Latin or Ancient Greek, is no longer used by ordinary people死语言(如拉丁语或古希腊语)——普通人不再使用的语言 living language at living1(1)18the dead hand of something something which stops or slows your progress, especially a strong influence阻碍或减缓进展的事物,尤指一种强大的制约影响:  the dead hand of local government bureaucracy地方政府官僚机构的沉重桎梏19planet a dead planet has no life on it死寂的星球——其上没有生命的星球20in sport when the ball is dead in some games, it is no longer on the playing area(某些运动中)球出界;球不再处于比赛区域内 (as) dead as a dodo at dodo(3), → dead ringerdeadness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词lie dead· If I’m late, Mum worries that I’m lying dead somewhere.如果我晚归,妈妈会担心我倒死在某个地方。drop dead (=die suddenly)· He dropped dead at the age of 52.他在52岁时突然猝死。find somebody dead· A man was found dead in the apartment.一名男子在公寓内被发现死亡。shoot somebody dead· He was jailed for life for shooting dead a burglar.他因枪杀一名入室盗贼而被判处终身监禁。leave somebody dead (=result in someone dying – used especially in news reports)· The shooting left at least 28 people dead.这场枪击事件造成至少28人死亡。leave somebody for dead (=leave someone to die)· The men beat him and ran away, leaving him for dead.那些人打了他一顿后逃跑,把他遗弃在那里,以为他已经死了。pronounce somebody dead (=to say officially that someone is dead)· She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.她在事故现场被宣告死亡。be feared dead (=used when someone is missing and people are worried that they are dead)· Hundreds of people are feared dead in a ferry disaster.一场渡轮灾难中,数百人恐已罹难。be presumed dead (=used when someone is missing and people think they are certainly dead)· The two boys have not been seen since they fell into the river, and are now presumed dead.两名男孩自从落入河中后便杳无踪迹,目前推定已死亡。adverbs副词clinically dead (=dead based on medical checks)· A person is declared clinically dead when the brain stops working.当大脑停止运作时,一个人即被宣告临床死亡。nouns名词a dead body· A dead body has been found in the woods.树林中发现了一具尸体。phrases短语long dead (=dead for a long time)· All those people I knew then are long dead now.那时我认识的那些人,如今早已都不在人世了。dead and gone informal非正式 (=completely dead)· Let’s face it, we’ll all be dead and gone soon.面对现实吧,我们很快都会死去、消失不见。more dead than alive (=very badly hurt or ill and almost dead)· He was swept up onto a beach after three days at sea, more dead than alive.他在海上漂流三天后被冲上岸,奄奄一息。THESAURUS同义词辨析dead no longer alive已死的;不再存活的: · the bodies of three dead soldiers三名阵亡士兵的遗体· Is her father dead?她父亲去世了吗?lifeless literary文学 dead or seeming to be dead死亡的或看起来像死了的;毫无生气的: · their lifeless bodies他们毫无生气的躯体late [only before noun] formal正式 dead – use this as a polite way of talking about someone who has died, especially recently死亡的——礼貌地谈及已故者(尤其是近期去世者)的用法: · Mrs Lombard’s late husband隆巴德太太的已故丈夫· a gold Cartier bracelet that once belonged to the late American artist Andy Warhol一只曾属于已故美国艺术家安迪·沃霍尔的卡地亚金手镯deceased formal正式 dead死亡的: · Her parents, now deceased, disapproved of her marriage.她的父母(现已辞世)当时不赞成她的婚事。· her deceased husband她已故的丈夫· They were friends of the deceased (=the person who died).他们是死者(=已故之人)的朋友。departed [only before noun] dead – used in order to be polite and avoid saying the word ‘dead’死亡的——为表礼貌、避免直说"dead"而使用的表达: · They paid their respects to their departed uncle.他们向已故的叔叔致哀。· his dear departed wife他亲爱的已故妻子gone [not before noun] informal非正式 dead – used especially when someone was alive not long before死亡的——尤用于指不久前尚在人世的人: · ‘Is she gone?’ ‘I’m afraid so.’"她走了吗?""恐怕是的。"
    deaddead2 adverb informal非正式 1completely完全地;彻底地dead right/wrong ‘It’s a crazy idea.’ ‘You’re dead right!’"这是个疯狂的想法。""你完全正确!"dead straight/flat The road was dead straight.这条路笔直笔直的。dead quiet/calm/still Everything suddenly went dead still.一切突然完全静止了。be dead (set) against something (=completely disagree with something)(=完全反对某事) Her family were dead against the marriage.她的家人完全反对这门婚事。 He was obviously dead drunk.他显然喝得烂醉如泥。 When he saw her, he stopped dead in his tracks (=suddenly stopped moving completely).他一看见她,就突然当场僵住不动(=突然完全停止移动)。2very非常;很:  He was dead good-looking.他长得非常帅。 It sounded dead boring.听起来非常无聊。dead beat/tired (=very tired)(=非常疲倦)3[+adjective/adverb] directly or exactly径直地;正好;确切地:  I stared dead ahead at the doorway.我径直凝视着正前方的门口。 The bus arrived dead on time.公共汽车准点到达。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词dead right/wrong· You’re dead wrong, so let me handle this.你完全错了,让我来处理这件事吧。dead straight/flat· The countryside around here is dead flat all the way to the sea.这里周围的乡村地势一马平川,一直延伸到大海。dead quiet/calm/still· The room was dead quiet while we waited for Ted to reply.我们等待泰德回答时,房间里一片寂静。dead drunk· He came home dead drunk in the middle of the night.他在半夜醉醺醺地回到家。phrases短语be dead (set) against something (=completely disapprove of or disagree with something)· I’d like to be an actress but Mum and Dad are dead set against it.我想当演员,但爸爸妈妈坚决反对。be dead set on something (=be determined to do something)· At the moment, Steve’s just dead set on winning the gold medal.此刻,史蒂夫一心只想赢得金牌。stop dead (in your tracks) (=suddenly stop moving completely)· She was so shocked that she stopped dead in her tracks.她震惊得当场僵住,动弹不得。
    deaddead3 noun 1the dead [plural] people who have died死者;已故者:  Families on both sides buried their dead.双方的家庭都安葬了自己的死者。the dead and injured/wounded/dying Most of the dead and injured had been passengers on the bus.大多数死伤者都是那辆巴士上的乘客。2the dead of night/winter the middle of the night or the middle of the winter深夜;严冬:  creeping around in the dead of night在深夜里鬼鬼祟祟地四处游荡3rise/come back/return from the dead to become alive again after dying死而复生;从死亡中复活:  Christ rose from the dead.基督从死里复活了。