单词 | zombie |
释义 | zombieWord family verbzombifynounzombiezombiism Computerszom·bie /ˈzɒmbi $ ˈzɑːm-/ noun [countableC] 1 informalSLOW someone who moves very slowly and does not seem to be thinking about what they are doing, especially because they are very tired 〔尤指因极度疲劳而〕行动迟缓的人,无精打采的人 I walked around like a zombie for most of the day. 我一天大部分时间里走到哪儿都无精打采的。 2. ROMRRa dead person whose body is made to move by magic, according to some African and Caribbean religions 〔非洲和加勒比地区一些宗教中的〕还魂尸,僵尸,行尸 3. (also zombie machine/computer) a computer that someone has secretly gained control of and uses to do things such as send spam (=unwanted emails sent to a large number of people) 僵尸(计算机)〔被某人暗中控制用来滥发垃圾邮件等的计算机〕 Examples from the Corpus zombie• The old man disappeared out the door, a zombie come and gone.• One turns into a zombie in such circumstances.• I got into the van and drove home like a zombie.• You're like a zombie, to tell the truth.• Vologsky was like a zombie, existing on the outermost fringe of sentient life.• Only a zombie would risk a child's health by refusing to bend a rule.• I put up the antenna the zombie watched me from behind his clutter of uncovered food.• Or were they zombie bodies, specially bred and conditioned, and thus essentially unhuman? (1800-1900) Kimbundu nzumbi “spirit of a dead person” |
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