| 词汇 | dead |
| 释义 | deadUK:*/ˈdɛd/US:/dɛd/ ,(ded)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 dead adj (no longer alive)死的；死了的The bug still wasn't dead, so he stepped on it again.臭虫还没死，所以他又踩了一脚。usage: used as an adjectiveDead is usually an adjective. Someone who is dead is no longer living. You can use dead to talk about someone who has just died, or about someone who died a long time ago.They covered the body of the dead woman.He was shot dead in a gunfight.You can also say that animals or plants are dead.A dead sheep was lying on the road.Ada threw away the dead flowers.Be carefulDon't confuse dead with died. Died is the past tense and -ed participle of the verb die. Don't use died as an adjective.My dad died last year. dead, the dead npl (people no longer alive)死人；死者There are a lot of dead buried in that cemetery.那个墓地里埋了很多死人。 其他翻译 dead adj figurative (numb)麻木的；无感觉的My right foot is dead. Let me walk around a little to wake it up. dead adj informal, figurative (exhausted) (口语)筋疲力竭的，没有精力的I am dead! Walking around all day is exhausting. dead adj informal, figurative (lacking activity)缺乏活力的；死气沉沉的This party is dead. Let's go to another one. dead adj figurative (flat, no longer fizzy)不再冒气泡的Is the lemonade dead? I like it fizzy.柠檬汽水的气已经跑光了吗？我喜欢冒泡的柠檬水。 dead adj informal, figurative (no longer useful)不再有用的；不再重要的I think the blender is dead and we need to get another one. dead adj figurative (no longer burning)熄灭的；燃尽的The fire appears to be dead.火似乎灭了。 dead adj figurative (battery) (指电池)没电的The battery is dead so the car won't start. dead adj figurative (electricity) (指电力)没电的Here is the problem. The circuit is dead and needs to be replaced. dead adj figurative (sports: out of play) (体育比赛术语)出界的，死的The hit occurred while the ball was dead, so the team will be penalised. dead adj (abrupt)突然且彻底的The car came to a dead stop after hitting the tree.车撞上树后，彻底停了下来。 dead adj informal, figurative (container: empty)空了的；没有了的The keg is dead. We need to find another party that still has beer.啤酒桶空了。我们得再找一个还有啤酒的派对。 dead adj figurative (stagnant)停滞的；不活跃的This stock is dead today. It hasn't moved up or down in hours. dead adj (infertile)不毛的；没有出产的The land is dead, and nothing will grow on it.这块地死了，什么都长不出来。 dead adj figurative (complete)彻底的；全然的The project was a dead failure, and accomplished nothing.这个项目彻底失败了，没有取得任何成果。 dead adv informal (completely) (非正式用语)完全地；彻底地He was dead wrong!他大错特错！ dead adv slang (very) (俚语)十足，完完全全That was dead easy!Lisa's hair is dead straight, and she wishes it were curly.太简单了！// 丽萨一头直发，可她却希望拥有卷发。 复合形式： a dead man n figurative, slang (in serious trouble)后果很严重Touch me again and you're a dead man! bang to rights, dead to rights expr UK, slang (caught, busted)当场抓住；被当场逮住 beat a dead horse, flog a dead horse v expr figurative (pursue a hopeless cause)徒劳无益；白费口舌I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. brain dead, brain-dead adj (patient: brain no longer functions) (病人)脑死亡的备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the nounShe was assessed to be brain dead following the crash. brain dead, brain-dead adj figurative, pejorative, slang (person: stupid, unthinking) (人)蠢的；无思想的Who hasn't heard of Ronald Reagan? Is that girl brain dead? come back from the dead v expr figurative (succeed again) (比喻)重振旗鼓，重新来过In last place going into the final lap, the runner came back from the dead to win the race. come back from the dead v expr figurative (recover) (比喻)鬼门关走一遭；从重症恢复过来；捡回一条命After the triple bypass, he came back from the dead and now he is living an active life.经过三次旁路移植，他终于捡回一条命，现在过着非常活跃的生活。 Day of the Dead n (celebration: All Souls)墨西哥鬼节 dead against [sb/sth] adj + prep informal (totally opposed to)坚决反对I wanted to go to Art School, but my parents were dead against it. dead ahead adv US, slang (directly in front) (俚语)就在前面You can't possibly miss the target: it's dead ahead! dead air n (loss of signal)无信号区 dead and buried adj (dead, deceased)被杀死埋葬I remember my fourth grade teacher, but she's long since been dead and buried I'm sure. dead and buried adj (no longer in effect)不再生效；一堆废纸；一纸空文That law is dead and buried. dead and gone adj (dead, deceased)死亡；逝去Cyril has been dead and gone for over twenty years now. dead and gone adj figurative (long since over, finished)早已结束的The mining industry in this country is dead and gone. dead as a doornail, as dead as a doornail adj UK, informal (no longer alive) (非正式用语)死透了 dead beat adj informal (completely exhausted)筋疲力尽；累到全身无力 dead body n (corpse)死尸The dead body lay undiscovered for three days. dead calm n (nautical: no wind) (航海术语)风平浪静A sailing ship can make no progress at all in a dead calm. dead calm n (total stillness)死寂A dead calm enveloped the house after his wife left him. dead cat bounce n figurative (stock market: brief recovery) (股市：短暂复苏)死猫反弹 the dead center (US), the dead centre (UK) n (exact centre, precise middle)正中；当中 dead center (US), dead centre (UK) adv (precisely in the middle)在正中；在当中 dead drop (secret spot)秘密投放点；秘密存放点 a dead duck n informal, figurative ([sth] that will not succeed)很可能会失败的事；注定失败的人或事 dead easy adj figurative, informal (very simple to do)极为简单的 dead end n (road: cul-de-sac)尽头；困境；死路The street led to a dead end so we had to turn around.这是条死路，所以我们不得不调头。 dead ends npl (hair: dry, split ends)头发末梢分叉 dead heat n informal (sport: draw)胜负未分的比赛The race was declared a dead heat.比赛结果胜负未分。 dead horse n figurative ([sth] no longer relevant)无益之事；徒劳之事There is no point in raising the issue of pay at the staff meeting again; it's a dead horse. dead in the water expr (boat: with engine failure) (指船等)引擎失灵 dead in the water expr figurative (failed, no longer viable)失灵；出现故障 dead language n (no longer spoken) (使用者已绝迹的语言)死语言，已经消亡的语言Latin is a dead language. dead language n (no longer a first language)废弃的语言 dead letter n (law not yet formally repealed) (指已经失效但尚未正式废除的)空文法律 dead letter n (letter stuck in transit) (指无法投递也无法退回的信件)死信 dead lift n (exercise move without assistance)蹲举；提举 dead lift n (situation requiring great strength)艰巨任务；艰难情况 dead loss n informal ([sb], [sth]: useless)无用的人或物；废物Don't ask her to help: she's a dead loss.别找她帮忙，她就是个废物。 dead meat slang (doomed person)死定了；倒霉透了 dead on arrival, DOA adj (dead before reaching hospital)到院死亡的He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on arrival. dead person n ([sb] no longer alive)死人The man was arrested for using the passport of a dead person to try to enter the country. dead person n (corpse)死尸After the accident, dead people were lying on the road. dead reckoning n (nautical: calculation of position) (航海)航位推测；航位推算 dead right, dead straight adj slang (totally correct)完全正确的；一点没错的How did you know that answer? You are dead right! You were dead right about that guy; he is a total creep! a dead ringer for [sb] n slang (person: identical to [sb]) (俚语)跟另一人极像的人He was a dead ringer for the President, and made a good living impersonating him.他长得跟总统简直一模一样，以模仿总统为生，过得还挺不错。 the Dead Sea n (body of salt water in Middle East)死海The Dead Sea is a huge salt lake between Israel and Jordan lying 422 meters below sea level. dead set on doing [sth] adj informal (resolute, determined)坚决的；坚定的；下定决心的Mark was dead set on becoming a naval pilot.马克下决心要成为海军飞行员。 dead set against [sth] adj + prep informal (resolutely opposed to)坚决反对...的Jerry was dead set against the Prime Minister's proposal. dead stop n (complete halt) (计算机)完全停止They heard a loud bang in the engine and the car came to a dead stop. dead straight adj (without any curve)笔直的；直的Lisa's hair is dead straight, and she wishes it were curly. dead to the world adj slang, figurative (asleep)酣睡Once he is asleep he is dead to the world: we can make noise if we want. dead weight, also US: deadweight n ([sth] heavy, motionless)沉重的东西；沉重的静止物 dead weight, also US: deadweight n figurative (burden) (比喻)负担，重负，重担 dead weight n (weight a ship can carry)总载重量 dead weight, also US: deadweight n (weight of vehicle without a load)（车辆等的）自重；净重 dead weight, also US: deadweight n (fixed weight on structure or equipment)静重；结构自重 dead-weight, also US: deadweight adj figurative (burdensome)沉重的；累赘的 dead zone n figurative (area: no phone signal) (电波未覆盖的区域)盲区 dead zone n (ocean: polluted area)死水区 dead-end n as adj figurative (job, etc.: with no future)无出路的，死胡同的，死路一条的Rick hated his dead-end job. dead-end street n (road: no exit)死路Don't turn there: it's a dead-end street.别在那儿转弯，那边是死路。 dead-nettle n (non-stinging plant)野芝麻属 drop dead vi + adj (die suddenly)突然死亡；粹死；突然身亡He dropped dead of a heart attack. Drop dead! interj figurative, informal (get lost!)去你的！走远点！When he wouldn't leave her alone, she said, "Drop dead" and walked away. drop-dead adj figurative, informal (spectacular)非常的，极度的；令人惊叹的，叹为观止的Rita could be a fashion model, with her drop-dead legs.丽塔有这样美腿，可以去做时尚模特。 drop-dead adv figurative, informal (spectacularly)非常地，极度地；令人惊叹地，叹为观止地 drop-dead gorgeous adj figurative, informal (person: very attractive) (非正式用语)美呆的；美到窒息的 half dead, half-dead adj figurative (exhausted) (比喻)累得要命，累得半死不活的David continued the climb, although he was half dead from the effort; he had to make it to the top. in the dead of night adv (in the middle of the night)半夜三更时；夜深人静时Strange noises in the dead of night can be very scary. long-dead adj ([sb]: died a long time ago)死了很久的，很久以前就过世了的 over my dead body interj slang, figurative (expressing complete refusal) (表示强烈反对)我死也不…，除非踩着我的尸体过去You'll have custody of my children over my dead body! You want to borrow my jeans? Over my dead body! play dead vi + adj (lie as though dead)装死Some animals play dead as a way of defending themselves when they are in danger. ringer, a ringer for [sb], dead ringer, a dead ringer for [sb] n slang (person identical to another)外貌酷似的人Has anyone ever said that you're a ringer for George Clooney? rise from the dead v expr (come back to life, be resurrected) (源自《圣经》)死而复生，复活 strike [sb] dead vtr + adj (kill instantly)杀死某人 |
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