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单词 deathly
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Definition of deathly in English:

deathly

adjectivedeathliest, deathlier ˈdɛθliˈdɛθli
  • 1Resembling or suggestive of death.

    死一般的

    a deathly hush fell over the breakfast table

    早餐桌上忽然死一般的寂静。

    as submodifier his face was deathly pale
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was deathly cold and must have looked exceptionally pale in the dark room.
    • Her face was deathly pale underneath the rouge and the dark lipstick.
    • Friday's encounters had been played out in front of banks of empty seats and a deathly hush.
    • He placed a deathly cold hand over her mouth, keeping her from crying out.
    • The red eyes were bright and swollen from crying, and the white skin was deathly pale from the cold.
    • Cautiously, he rolled her over to find her face pale, deathly white.
    • Suitably chastened, the woman returned to her seat, and all four sat down in deathly silence until the plane landed.
    • In fact it is deathly cold within the concrete grey triangular structure.
    • Suddenly the stadium falls into a deathly cold and the lights begin to flicker.
    • I simply dropped to my knees next to her and held her hand, trying to get some warmth into that deathly cold body.
    • Despite the newscaster's promise of sun, it was deathly cold in her room.
    • He pulled his face mask up and marched into the deathly cold mountain air.
    • Then he felt his body go into shock, as a deathly cold hand clamped to his neck.
    • His eyes narrowed to slits and the air about them grew cold, and deathly still.
    • Her face was deathly pale, but she managed a small smile in Tom's direction.
    • Her breathing became shallow and ragged, while her face began to pale to a deathly white.
    • The hall was hushed to a deathly silence as he began to talk, his voice full of authority.
    • As an adult I've always kept firmly out of the sun and my skin has remained deathly pale as a result.
    • A kind of deathly, phony calm descends at moments like that.
    • Every time she spoke, her voice sounded so loud against the deathly hush.
    Synonyms
    deathlike, corpse-like, cadaverous, ghostly, ghostlike, ghastly, grim, haggard
    ashen, chalky, chalk-white, white, pale, pallid, bloodless, colourless, wan, anaemic, pasty, sickly, drained, sapped
    informal like death warmed up, peaky
    rare etiolated
    1. 1.1archaic, literary Relating to or causing death.
      〈古或诗/文〉致命的,致死的
      an eagle carrying a snake in its deathly grasp

      鹰以致命的爪子抓着一条蛇。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • True artistic integrity is stultified by the deathly embrace of marketing.
      • She spun around and gave him a glare so deathly that he turned pale and blacked out.
      • Had my parents tried to pack me off for a week of physical activities I should have fixed them with a deathly stare and screamed for hours.
      • I was shattered to see how the disease had extended its deathly grip.
      • She dropped to the ground, sword unsheathed lying next to her waiting for the right moment to strike the deathly blow.

Definition of deathly in US English:

deathly

adjectiveˈdeTHlēˈdɛθli
  • 1Resembling or suggestive of death.

    死一般的

    a deathly hush fell over the breakfast table

    早餐桌上忽然死一般的寂静。

    as submodifier she felt deathly cold

    她感到死一般的寒冷。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cautiously, he rolled her over to find her face pale, deathly white.
    • Her face was deathly pale underneath the rouge and the dark lipstick.
    • Her breathing became shallow and ragged, while her face began to pale to a deathly white.
    • The hall was hushed to a deathly silence as he began to talk, his voice full of authority.
    • Despite the newscaster's promise of sun, it was deathly cold in her room.
    • Suitably chastened, the woman returned to her seat, and all four sat down in deathly silence until the plane landed.
    • Her face was deathly pale, but she managed a small smile in Tom's direction.
    • He placed a deathly cold hand over her mouth, keeping her from crying out.
    • A kind of deathly, phony calm descends at moments like that.
    • The red eyes were bright and swollen from crying, and the white skin was deathly pale from the cold.
    • Friday's encounters had been played out in front of banks of empty seats and a deathly hush.
    • He pulled his face mask up and marched into the deathly cold mountain air.
    • Suddenly the stadium falls into a deathly cold and the lights begin to flicker.
    • I was deathly cold and must have looked exceptionally pale in the dark room.
    • As an adult I've always kept firmly out of the sun and my skin has remained deathly pale as a result.
    • His eyes narrowed to slits and the air about them grew cold, and deathly still.
    • Every time she spoke, her voice sounded so loud against the deathly hush.
    • Then he felt his body go into shock, as a deathly cold hand clamped to his neck.
    • In fact it is deathly cold within the concrete grey triangular structure.
    • I simply dropped to my knees next to her and held her hand, trying to get some warmth into that deathly cold body.
    Synonyms
    deathlike, corpse-like, cadaverous, ghostly, ghostlike, ghastly, grim, haggard
    1. 1.1literary, archaic Relating to or causing death.
      〈古或诗/文〉致命的,致死的
      an eagle carrying a snake in its deathly grasp

      鹰以致命的爪子抓着一条蛇。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I was shattered to see how the disease had extended its deathly grip.
      • She spun around and gave him a glare so deathly that he turned pale and blacked out.
      • Had my parents tried to pack me off for a week of physical activities I should have fixed them with a deathly stare and screamed for hours.
      • True artistic integrity is stultified by the deathly embrace of marketing.
      • She dropped to the ground, sword unsheathed lying next to her waiting for the right moment to strike the deathly blow.
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