单词 | dead |
释义 | dead [ded] adjective NOT LIVING 死的 ESSENTIAL ■not now living 死的,死亡的,去世的 •She's been dead for twenty years now.到现在她已经去世20年了。 •The motorcyclist was dead on arrival •He was shot ■mainly UK ■If a part of your body is dead, you cannot feel it (身体局部)失去知觉的,麻木的 •I've been sitting with my legs crossed for so long, my right leg has gone dead.我两双腿盘坐了很久,结果右腿都麻木了。 ■UK ■describes empty glasses and bottles that were previously full (杯子、瓶子等)空了的 ■In some sports, if a ball is dead, it is outside the area of play. (某些运动中球)出界的 [ded] adjective BORING 乏味的 ■If a place is dead, it is too quiet and nothing interesting happens there (地方)沉寂的,死气沉沉的 •The city centre's quite lively during the day, but it's totally dead at night.市中心白天相当热闹,晚上却死气沉沉。 [ded] adjective EQUIPMENT 设备 ■If a piece of equipment is dead, it is not working 坏了的,失灵的 •a dead battery没电的电池 •The phone suddenly went [ded] adjective be (as) dead as a/the dodo informal ■to not be important or popular any longer 失势;过时;不再走红 •Who cares about Socialism any more? Socialism's as dead as the dodo.谁还会关心社会主义啊?它老早就过时了。 [ded] adjective be as dead as a doornail informal ■to be clearly and obviously dead 显然已经死了;死僵了 [ded] adjective be dead in the water ■If something is dead in the water, it has failed and it seems impossible that it will be successful in the future 沉沦,一蹶不振 •So how does a government revive an economy that is dead in the water?那么政府怎样才能使一蹶不振的经济起死回生呢? [ded] adjective be dead on your feet ■to be very tired 疲惫不堪,累极了 [ded] adjective be dead to the world ■to be sleeping 睡觉 •"Is Georgie up yet?" "I doubt it - she was dead to the world ten minutes ago."“乔姬起床了吗?”“我看还没有--十分钟前她还在睡呢。” [ded] adjective Dead men tell no tales. saying ■People who are dead cannot tell secrets 只有死人才会保守秘密 •I think they killed him because he knew too much. Dead men tell no tales.我认为他们把他杀了是因为他知道的太多了。只有死人才不会乱说话。 [ded] adjective over my dead body ■If you say something will happen over your dead body, you mean that you will do everything you can to prevent it 只要我还有一口气就不能那样做;除非我死了 •"Joe says he's going to buy a motorbike." "Over my dead body!"“祖说他想买辆摩托车。 ”“只要我还有一口气就不准他买!” [ded] adjective [before noun] adverb ■complete(ly) 完全(的),全然(的) •The conductor waited for dead silence •You won't be able to change his mind - he's dead against •informal I'm dead certain •informal I'm dead (= very) hungry.我饿极了。 •informal The exam was dead (= very) easy •UK informal "How was the film?" "It was dead good."“那出电影怎么样?”“棒极了!” •The post office is dead (= straight) ahead •Aim for the dead (= exact) centre of the target.瞄准靶子的正中心。 •I always try to arrive dead (= exactly) on time •Martha's dead set on •He's dead set against [ded] noun the dead [plural] ■dead people 死去的人们,死者 •Three children were among the dead.死者中有三名儿童。 •A ceasefire has been called to allow the survivors to bury their dead.人们呼吁停火以便幸存者能够埋葬他们死去的亲人。 [ded] noun come back from the dead (also rise from the dead) ■to be successful or popular again after a period of not being successful or popular 东山再起,起死回生 •This was a company that had risen from the dead.这是一间已经起死回生的公司。 [ded] noun in the dead of night/winter ■in the middle of night/winter 午夜/隆冬 •The fire broke out in the dead of night.那场火是午夜时分发生的。 |
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