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adjectivenounadverb 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。 (figurative) 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。 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。 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） 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。 a dead battery用完的电池 Suddenly the phone went dead. 电话突然没声音了。 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。 ‘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。 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。 My left arm had gone dead. 我的左胳臂已经麻木了。 He was dead to all feelings of pity. 他毫无同情心。 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。 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。 (British English) 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。 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 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。 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。 In the second half both teams made substitutions to try and liven things up, but the game was as dead as a dodo. 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。 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。 He didn’t even make it to hospital: DOA. Many of the casualties were dead on arrival. The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate. 这项法案在参议院就不可能通过。 The software was DOA. 这软件送达时已经损坏。 You look fabulous—you'll knock 'em dead tonight. 你看上去漂亮极了，今晚肯定把他们迷倒。 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。 By the time the police arrived, he was already dead. Gunmen shot dead a policeman. Gunmen shot dead two unarmed police officers. He just dropped dead one day at work. He just dropped dead one day in his garden. His wife lay dead beside him. I’m afraid he’s quite dead. Poor child, she looks more dead than alive. She had been struck dead by lightning. She was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. That won’t happen until long after I’m dead and gone. The animal will sometimes escape danger by playing dead. The woman was found dead with a rope around her neck. We didn’t know whether the fish was dead or alive. 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 last week. 他上星期突然就死了。 My mother’s dead; she died in 1997. a dead person/animal/tree dead leaves/wood/skin枯叶；枯木；死皮 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。 Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. 基督徒相信上帝使耶稣复活。 (figurative) 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。 You're dead right! 你完全正确！ (British English) a dead straight road笔直的道路 (British English) 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。 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。 We've got you bang to rights handling stolen property. 你在销赃时被我们抓了个正着。 She saw me, recognized me and cut me dead. 她看见了我，也认出了我，却不理睬我。 |