1. | 死的;失去生命的;枯萎的no longer alive |
My mother's dead; she died in 1987. 我母亲不在了,她是 1987 年去世的。 | |
a dead person/animal 死人;死去的动物 | |
dead leaves/wood/skin 枯叶;枯木;死皮 | |
He was shot dead by a gunman outside his home. 他在家门外被持枪歹徒开枪打死。 | |
Catherine's dead body lay peacefully on the bed. 凯瑟琳的尸体安详地躺在床上。 | |
He dropped dead(= died suddenly) last week. 他上星期突然就死了。 | |
The poor child looks more dead than alive . 这孩子看上去半死不活的,真可怜。 | |
In ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician. 他作为从政者十年后就不会有人记得了。 |
2. | [nbn] 不再有人相信(或争取)no longer believed in or aimed for |
Many believe the peace plan is dead. 许多人认为和平计划已成泡影。 | |
Unfortunately racism is not yet dead. 不幸的是种族歧视仍未消亡。 | |
Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried(= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say) . 尽管这种思想可能已无人相信,但还远没被人遗忘。 |
3. | 过时的;已废弃的;不流行的belonging to the past; no longer practised or fashionable |
Is the Western a dead art form? 西部电影这种艺术形式过时了吗? | |
a dead language(= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin) 死语言(不再通用,如拉丁语) |
4. | (informal) 用完了的;不能再用的finished; not able to be used any more |
dead matches 划过的火柴 | |
There were two dead bottles of wine on the table. 桌子上有两个空酒瓶。 |
5. | (因为缺电)不运行的,不转动的not working because of a lack of power |
a dead battery 用完的电池 | |
The hard disk is dead. 硬盘停止运行了。 | |
Suddenly the phone went dead . 电话突然没声音了。 |
6. | (informal) 死气沉沉的;无活力的;无趣的very quiet, without activity or interest |
There were no theatres, no cinemas, no coffee bars. It was dead as anything. 那时既无剧院,又无电影院,也无咖啡馆,死气沉沉。 |
7. | (informal) 停滞的;萧条的without activity; with nobody buying or selling anything |
‘The market is absolutely dead this morning,’ said one foreign exchange trader. “今天早上市场萧条极了。” 一个外汇交易商说道。 | |
Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market. 冬天历来是住房市场的萧条期。 |
8. | [nubn] (informal) 筋疲力尽;身体不好extremely tired; not well |
half dead with cold and hunger 饥寒交迫,筋疲力尽 | |
She felt dead on her feet and didn't have the energy to question them further. 她觉得累死了,没有力气继续审问他们了。 |
9. | [nbn] (由于冷等)失去知觉,麻木unable to feel because of cold, etc. |
My left arm had gone dead . 我的左胳臂已经麻木了。 |
10. | ~ to sth 无动于衷;麻木不仁;无感觉unable to feel or understand emotions |
He was dead to all feelings of pity. 他毫无同情心。 |
11. | 无表情的;冷漠的;漠不关心的showing no emotion |
She said, ‘I'm sorry, too,’ in a quiet, dead voice. 她平静而冷漠地说:“我也很抱歉。” | |
His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling. 他那平日冷漠的灰眼睛突然亮了起来。 |
12. | [obn] 完全的;精确的;全然的complete or exact |
a dead silence/calm 死寂;完全静止 | |
the dead centre of the target 靶子正中心 | |
The car gave a sudden jerk and came to a dead stop . 汽车猛然一颠,猝然停下。 | |
This horse is a dead cert for(= will certainly win) the race tomorrow. 这匹马明天比赛一定能赢。 | |
She crumpled to the floor in a dead faint(= completely unconscious) . 她倒在地上全然不省人事。 |
13. | 无生命的;非生物的never having been alive |
dead matter(= for example rock) 无生命物质(如岩石) | |
a dead planet(= one with no life on it) 无生命存在的行星 |
14. | 是死球;出界outside the playing area |
She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know. 她酷似我以前认识的一个女孩。 |
She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know. 她酷似我以前认识的一个女孩。 |
You'll be sorry you said that when I'm dead and gone. 我死后你会为你说的话感到后悔的。 |
You'll be sorry you said that when I'm dead and gone. 我死后你会为你说的话感到后悔的。 |
We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy. 我们必须摆脱官僚主义对工作的严重影响。 |
We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy. 我们必须摆脱官僚主义对工作的严重影响。 |
His leadership campaign is dead in the water. 他参加领导层竞选无望成功。 |
His leadership campaign is dead in the water. 他参加领导层竞选无望成功。 |
If anyone finds out, you're dead meat. 如果有人发现,你可要倒大霉了。 |
If anyone finds out, you're dead meat. 如果有人发现,你可要倒大霉了。 |
She was pronounced dead on arrival. 她在送达医院时即被宣布死亡。 |
The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate. 这项法案在参议院不可能通过。 | |
The software was DOA. 这软件送达时已经损坏。 |
She was pronounced dead on arrival. 她在送达医院时即被宣布死亡。 |
The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate. 这项法案在参议院不可能通过。 | |
The software was DOA. 这软件送达时已经损坏。 |
She moves into our home over my dead body. 除非我死了,否则她别想搬进我们家。 |
She moves into our home over my dead body. 除非我死了,否则她别想搬进我们家。 |
She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat. 她最讨厌戴帽子。 | |
He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother. 他死也不愿意跟母亲一起去俱乐部。 |
She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat. 她最讨厌戴帽子。 | |
He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother. 他死也不愿意跟母亲一起去俱乐部。 |
1. | [pl] 死人;死者people who have died |
The dead and wounded in that one attack amounted to 6 000. 仅那一次进攻就死伤达 6 000 人。 |
2. | [sing] 死the state of being dead |
Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. 基督徒相信上帝使耶稣复活。 | |
In nine years he has brought his party back from the dead almost to the brink of power. 九年来他使该党起死回生,甚至差点成为执政党。 |
I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs. 深夜我悄悄地从床上爬起来,蹑手蹑脚地下了楼。 |
I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs. 深夜我悄悄地从床上爬起来,蹑手蹑脚地下了楼。 |
1. | 完全地;全然地;确实地completely; exactly |
You're dead right! 你完全正确! | |
a dead straight road 笔直的道路 | |
The train was dead on time. 火车正点出发。 | |
He's dead against the idea. 他坚决反对这个想法。 | |
The sight made him stop dead in his tracks(= stop suddenly) . 一看这情景,他惊呆了。 | |
She's dead set on getting(= determined to get) this new job. 她打定主意要得到这个新工作。 |
2. | (informal) 非常;绝对;极度very; extremely |
The instructions are dead easy to follow. 这些指令很容易执行。 | |
You were dead lucky to get that job. 你得到那份工作,真是太幸运了。 | |
I was dead scared. 我怕得要死。 |
She saw me, recognized me and cut me dead. 她看见了我,也认出了我,却不理睬我。 |
She saw me, recognized me and cut me dead. 她看见了我,也认出了我,却不理睬我。 |