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ADJ. 形容词1.?死的A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living. 双语例句例： 'You're a widow?'—'Yes. My husband's been dead a year now.' “你是个寡妇？” “是的，我丈夫去世1年了。” 例： The group had shot dead another hostage. 这伙人又打死了一名人质。 2.?无生气的If you describe a place or a period of time as dead, you do not like it because there is very little activity taking place in it. 双语例句例： some dead little town where the liveliest thing is the flies. 某个死气沉沉的小镇，那里最有活力的东西是苍蝇。 3.?用尽的 , 结束的Something that is dead is no longer being used or is finished. 双语例句例： The dead cigarette was still between his fingers. 燃尽的香烟还夹在他指缝间。 4.?过时的 , 不再重要的If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is dead, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further. 双语例句例： It's a dead issue, Baxter. 这件事已经不重要了，巴克斯特。 5.?不运转的A telephone or piece of electrical equipment that is dead is no longer functioning, for example, because it no longer has any electrical power. 双语例句例： On another occasion I answered the phone and the line went dead. 还有一次我接了电话，但紧接着就断线了。 6.?全然的 , 绝对的Dead is used to mean 'complete' or 'absolute', especially before the words 'centre', 'silence', and 'stop'. 双语例句例： They hurried about in dead silence, with anxious faces. 他们四下忙乱，人人一言不发，面带忧色。
ADV. 副词1.?精确地Dead means 'precisely' or 'exactly'. 双语例句例： Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope. 火星清晰可辨，就在望远镜的正中央。
CONVENTION. 习惯表达1.?除非我死了（表示强烈反对）If you reply 'Over my dead body' when a plan or action has been suggested, you are emphasizing that you dislike it, and will do everything you can to prevent it. 双语例句例： 'Let's invite her to dinner.'—'Over my dead body!' “我们请她共进晚餐吧。” “除非我死了!”
NOUN. 名词1.?[PL 复数] 死者The dead are people who are dead. 双语例句例： Two American soldiers were among the dead. 死者中有两名美军士兵。
PHRASE. 习语drop dead , drop down dead 1.?猝死If you say that a person or animal dropped dead or dropped down dead, you mean that they died very suddenly and unexpectedly. 双语例句例： He dropped dead of a heart attack. 他心脏病突发而猝死。 feel (half) dead , be (half) dead , look (half) dead 1.?累得半死的If you say that you feel dead or are half dead, you mean that you feel very tired or ill and very weak. 双语例句例： I thought you looked half dead at dinner, and who could blame you after that trip. 我觉得你晚饭的时候看上去累得要命，但我能理解那是因为那次旅行。 in the dead of night , at dead of night , in the dead of winter 1.?在深夜 , 在严冬If something happens in the dead of night, at dead of night, or in the dead of winter, it happens in the middle part of the night or the winter, when it is darkest or coldest. 双语例句例： All three incidents occurred in the dead of night. 三起事件都发生在深夜。 be seen dead , be caught dead 1.?决不If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations, you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them. 双语例句例： I wouldn't be seen dead in a straw hat. 我决不戴草帽。 stop dead , stop someone dead 1.?突然停止To stop dead means to suddenly stop happening or moving. To stop someone or something dead means to cause them to suddenly stop happening or moving. 双语例句例： We all stopped dead and looked at it. 我们都突然停下来看着它。
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