单词 | dead |
释义 | dead adjectiveverbs | adverb | phrases verbs➤be, lie死了◆his wife lay dead beside him.他的妻子死了,躺在他的身边。➤look看上去死了▸➤play装死◆the animal will sometimes escape danger by playing dead.这种动物有时靠装死躲过危险。➤drop, fall, fall down倒地身亡◆he just dropped dead one day at work.一天他就在工作的时候突然倒地身亡。➤shoot sb, strike sb枪杀某人;(闪电)击死某人◆gunmen shot dead two unarmed police officers.持枪歹徒枪杀了两名未携带武器的警官。◆she had been struck dead by lightning.她是给闪电劈死的。➤find sb发现某人死去◆the woman was found dead with a rope around her neck.有人发现那个女人死了,脖子上缠着一根绳子。➤declare sb, pronounce sb宣布某人死亡◆she was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.到达医院时,她便被宣布死亡。adverb➤quite (especially bre) 彻底死亡◆i'm afraid he's quite dead.恐怕他已经彻底断气儿了。➤almost, nearly几乎死去▸➤already已经死亡◆by the time the police arrived, he was already dead.警察赶到时,他已经死了。phrases➤dead and buried (figurative) 寿终正寝◆in ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician.10 年以后他的政治生涯就会寿终正寝。➤dead and gone死去◆that won't happen until long after i'm dead and gone.那种事不会发生,除非我死后很久。➤dead or alive是死还是活◆a reward was offered for his capture dead or alive.只要抓到他,不论死活,都有赏。➤more dead than alive接近死亡;奄奄一息◆poor child, she looks more dead than alive.可怜的孩子,她看上去跟死人没什么两样。 dead /ded/ adjective1. [not before noun] no longer thought likely to be successful or no longer being aimed for 没有指望的;不可挽回的◆investors believe the controversial deal is all but dead. 投资者相信这一颇有争议的交易几乎成了泡影。◆the restructuring plan now appears to be dead. 这项重组计划现在似乎已不可挽回。2. [not before noun] no longer used, fashionable or important 不再使用的;不流行的;不重要的◆who says e-commerce is dead? 谁说电子商务不重要?◆analysts say the issue is dead and buried. 分析员称这议题已经不合时宜。3.without activity; with nobody buying or selling anything 停滞的;萧条的◆the market is absolutely dead this morning. 今天上午市场极度疲软。◆since the beginning of the year the economy has been dead. 自年初以来经济一直停滞不前。4. (informal) (about machines or equipment) not working, especially because of a lack of power (指机器或设备尤因缺电而)不运行的,不转动的◆the hard disk seems to be dead. 硬盘好像停止运行了。◆the phone's gone dead. 电话没有声音了。☞ dead dead adjectivedead ♦︎ late ♦︎ deceased ♦︎ lifeless ♦︎ at peacethese words all describe people, animals or plants that are no longer alive.这些词均表示已死的、死去的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to lie dead / lifeless / at peace◆a dead / late / deceased wife / husband / mother / father / brother / sister / relative◆a / sb's dead / lifeless body◆almost / nearly / apparently / seemingly dead / lifeless■ dead no longer alive死的;失去生命的;枯萎的◆a dead person / animal / tree死人;死去的动物;枯树◆dead leaves / wood / skin枯叶;枯木;死皮◆my mother's dead; she died in 1997.我母亲不在了,她是 1997 年去世的。◆he was shot dead by a gunman outside his home.他在家门外被持枪歹徒开枪打死。◆ (informal) he dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week.他上星期突然去世了。opp alive , living , live → alive ➡ see also die → die ▸ the dead noun [plural] ◆the dead and wounded in that one attack amounted to 6 000.仅那一次袭击就死伤达 6 000 人。▸ death noun [countable, uncountable] ◆a sudden / violent / peaceful death猝死;横死;安详的死◆the anniversary of his wife's death他妻子的忌日◆two children were burnt to death in the fire (= they died as a result of the fire).两个孩子在大火中烧死了。◆police are still trying to establish the cause of death.警方仍在试图确定死因。opp life → life 1 ■ late [only before noun] (rather formal) (of a person) no longer alive已故的;去世的◆she spoke of her late husband with passion.她说到已故的丈夫时语气里充满了爱意。◆the event was organized in memory of the late christopher reeve.那次活动是为了纪念已故的克里斯托弗 • 里夫而举行的。ⓘ late in this meaning is usually used in the phrases sb's late husband/wife/father/mother, etc. or the late john smith/mary brown, etc. to talk about sb who has died quite recently.表达此义时,late 通常用在 sb's late husband/wife/father/mother 或 the late john smith/mary brown 等短语里,指最近刚去世的人。■ deceased /dɪsiːst/ (law法律 or formal) dead已死的;亡故的◆she took over her deceased parents' business.她接管了已故双亲的事业。▸ the deceased noun [countable] ◆the funeral was attended by only the male relations of the deceased.参加葬礼的只有死者的男性亲属。ⓘ the deceased is used especially about sb who has died recently. * the deceased 尤指最近刚去世的人。■ lifeless (formal) dead or appearing to be dead死的;死了似的◆he knelt beside her lifeless body.他跪在她的尸体旁。ⓘ lifeless is usually used to talk about bodies or parts of the body. * lifeless 通常形容身体或身体的某个部份◆his / her lifeless body / form / eyes / hand他/她的尸体/毫无生气的形体/呆滞的眼神/没有知觉的手■ at peace -->idiomdead, and therefore having no more worries长眠;安息◆her illness would develop, and soon she would be at peace.她的病情会加重,不久就要安息了。deadno longer alive死的;失去生命的;枯萎的◆a dead person / animal / tree死人;死去的动物;枯树◆dead leaves / wood / skin枯叶;枯木;死皮◆my mother's dead; she died in 1997.我母亲不在了,她是 1997 年去世的。◆he was shot dead by a gunman outside his home.他在家门外被持枪歹徒开枪打死。◆ (informal) he dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week.他上星期突然去世了。opp alive , living , live → alive ➡ see also die → die ▸ the dead noun [plural] ◆the dead and wounded in that one attack amounted to 6 000.仅那一次袭击就死伤达 6 000 人。▸ death noun [countable, uncountable] ◆a sudden / violent / peaceful death猝死;横死;安详的死◆the anniversary of his wife's death他妻子的忌日◆two children were burnt to death in the fire (= they died as a result of the fire).两个孩子在大火中烧死了。◆police are still trying to establish the cause of death.警方仍在试图确定死因。opp life → life 1 dead¹/ded ||; dɛd/adj1. no longer alive 死的;已死的: ◇my father's dead. he died two years ago. 我的父亲已经去世。他是两年前死的。◇police found a dead body under the bridge. 警方在桥底下发现一具尸体。◇the man was shot dead by a masked gunman. 那男子被一个蒙面枪手开枪打死。◇dead leaves 枯叶 ☞noun death, verb die 名词为death,动词为die 2. no longer used; finished 已不用的;已完结的: ◇latin is a dead language. 拉丁文是死的语言。 [opp] living 反义词为living 3. (not before a noun 不用于名词前) (used about a part of the body) no longer able to feel anything (指身体某部份)麻木,无感觉: ◇oh no, my foot's gone dead. i was sitting on it for too long. 啊呀,我的一只脚麻木了。我垫着它坐了太久。 4. (not before a noun 不用于名词前) (used about a piece of equipment) no longer working (指设备)失灵: ◇i picked up the telephone but the line was dead. 我拿起电话,但线路坏了。◇this battery's dead. 这节电池没有电了。 5. without movement, activity or interest 静止的;无活动的;无趣味的: ◇this town is completely dead after 11 o'clock at night. 这市镇晚上过了11点钟一片死寂。 6. (only before a noun 只用于名词前) complete or exact 完全的;绝对的: ◇a dead silence/calm 一片死寂;完全的平静◇the arrow hit the dead centre of the target. 那箭不偏不倚,正中靶心。 a dead end 1. a street that is only open at one end 死巷;死胡同 2. a point, situation, etc from which you can make no further progress 尽头;僵局: ◇a dead-end job (= one that offers no chance of promotion) 没有机会晋升的工作 drop dead→drop¹dead²/ded ||; dɛd/the dead noun [pl] people who have died 死人;已去世的人: ◇a church service was held in memory of the dead. 教堂举行了追悼死者的仪式。 in the dead of night in the middle of the night, when it is very dark and quiet 在深夜;更深夜静时 dead³/ded ||; dɛd/adv completely, exactly or very 完全;恰好;十分: ◇the car made a strange noise and then stopped dead. 汽车发出一阵怪声,然后完全停下。◇he's dead keen to start work. 他十分渴望开始工作。 deadno longer aliverelated wordsoppositealive,body of a dead person 不再活着 body,see alsodie,kill,ghost,1. no longer alive 死人的尸体 dead /ded/ [adjective] someone or something that is dead has stopped living 死的 she's no longer breathing - i think she's dead. 她不再呼吸了——我想她已死了。 the dead man's wife was questioned by police. 那名死者的妻子受到警察的审问。 the doctor told him that unless he stopped drinking he would be dead within a year. 医生告诉他,如果他不戒酒就活不过一年。 it was autumn, and the path was covered in dead leaves. 秋天,路上落满了枯叶。 these flowers look dead - shall i throw them away? 这些花看样子已经枯萎了—我把它们扔掉好吗? following the shoot-out six people were dead and three were wounded. 枪战过后,有六人死亡三人受伤。dead on arrival already dead when arriving at a hospital 送到医院时已经死亡 one of the gunshot victims was pronounced dead on arrival at city hospital. 枪击事件的其中一名受害者送达市立医院时被宣布已死亡。 late /leɪt/ [adjective only before noun] formal use this as a polite way of talking about someone who has died, especially someone who died recently 【正式】已故的[尤指新近去世的;表示尊敬] somebody's late husband/wife/mother/father she set up the fund in memory of her late husband. 她为了纪念已故的丈夫而成立了该基金。the late president marcos/john lennon etc he is a big fan of reggae music and the late bob marley. 他是雷盖音乐和已故的鲍勃·马利的狂热崇拜者。 stone-dead/dead as a doornail /ˌstəʊn ˈded, ˌded əz ə ˈdɔːʳneɪl/ [adjective not before noun] informal completely dead - use this when you are completely certain that someone or something is dead 【非正式】肯定死了的,完全死了的 by the time we found him he was stone-dead. 我们发现他时,他已经完全断气了。 tom poked the bird with a stick. ‘yeah, it's as dead as a doornail.’ 汤姆用树枝捅了捅那只鸟,“是的,它确实死了。” lifeless /ˈlaɪfləs/ [adjective] something that is lifeless shows no sign of life - use this about someone's body, or someone's hand or face 无生命的,僵死的[用于指身体、手或脸] he took the dead girl's hand. it felt cold and lifeless. 他握住了死去女孩的手。那手摸上去冰冷僵硬,毫无生气。 the men found dunlap's lifeless body slumped in the front seat of his car. 那些人发现邓拉普僵死的身体瘫在他汽车的前座上。 the dead /ðə ˈded/ [plural noun] especially written people who have died - use this especially about people who died in wars or accidents 【尤书面】[尤指战争或意外事故中的]死者,死难者,亡故者 a religious service to commemorate the dead of two world wars 为纪念两次世界大战中的死难者而举行的宗教仪式 four of the dead had been travelling in the same car. 四名死者同乘一辆车旅行。 ordinary americans are beginning the heart-breaking task of counting their dead. 美国的平民开始了统计死难者人数这令人心碎的工作。 the deceased /ðə dɪˈsiːst/ [] formal a dead person, especially one who has died recently - used especially in news reports and legal contexts 【正式】[尤指去世不久的]死者,已故者[尤用于新闻报道或法律文件] the deceased died from an overdose of diet pills. 该死者是死于过量服用减肥丸。 deceased [adjective] dead - use this especially when talking about someone's relative who has died recently 已故的[尤指不久前去世的亲人] the president was an old friend of her deceased father, dr. bernstein. 总统是她已故的父亲伯恩斯坦博士的老朋友。 posthumous /ˈpɒstjɑməsǁˈpɑːstʃə-/ [adjective usually before noun] given to someone or done for someone after they die 死后的,身后的 bentley's relatives are demanding a posthumous pardon from the government. 本特利的亲属要求政府准予死后特赦。 posthumously [adverb] she was posthumously awarded the queen's medal for bravery. 她因勇敢死后被追授女王奖章。 be pushing up daisies /biː ˌpʊʃɪŋ ʌp ˈdeɪziz/ [verb phrase] spoken if someone is pushing up daisies, they are dead - used humorously 【口】葬在地下,入土[幽默用法] he talks about spending his parents’ money as if they were already pushing up daisies. 他讲起花父母钱的口气,好像他父母已经进棺材了似的。☞ dead¹☞ dead²☞ dead³ |
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