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dead/ded/ adj., adv. & n.●adj. 1 no longer alive 死亡的；死一般的 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell [口]极端疲倦(或不舒服)的 3 benumbed; affected by loss of sensation 麻木的；无感觉的 my fingers are dead 我手指麻木 4 (foll. by 后跟 to) unappreciative or unconscious of; insensitive to 无欣赏力的；意识不到的；对…不灵敏的 5 no longer effective or in use; obsolete, extinct 失效的；已废的；淘汰的；破灭的 6 (of a match, of coal, etc.) no longer burning; extinguished (火柴、煤等)不再燃烧的；已熄灭的 7 inanimate 无生气的 8a lacking force or vigour; dull, lustreless, muffled 缺乏力量(或活力)的；呆滞的；无光泽的；无声响的 b (of sound) not resonant (声音)沉闷的 c (of sparkling wine etc.) no longer effervescent (汽酒等饮料)不冒泡的；走了味的 9a quiet; lacking activity 寂静的；呆滞的 the dead season 淡季 b motionless, idle 不动的，闲着的 10a (of a microphone, telephone, etc.) not transmitting any sound, esp. because of a fault (话筒、电话等由于故障)听不到声音的 b (of a circuit, conductor, etc.) carrying or transmitting no current; not connected to a source of electricity (线路、导体等的)不带电(或不传送电)的 a dead battery 用完的电池 11 (of the ball in a game) out of play (球戏中的球)死球的，被判无效的 12 abrupt, complete, exact, unqualified, unrelieved 突然的；完全的；绝对的；不合格的；未经解除的 come to a dead stop 完全停止; a dead faint 突然昏厥; a dead calm 全然无风; in dead silence 寂静无声; a dead certainty 绝对确实 13 without spiritual life 无生气的 ●adv. 1 absolutely, exactly, completely 绝对地；确切地；完全地 dead on target 正中目标; dead level 十分平整; dead tired 精疲力竭 2 Brit. colloq. very, extremely [英口]十分；极端 dead good 极好; dead easy 十分容易 ●n. (prec. by 前接 the) 1 (treated as pl. 看作复数) those who have died 死者 2 a time of silence or inactivity 最寂静的时刻 the dead of night 夜晚万籁俱静之时，深夜 □ dead as the (or a) dodo see 见 DODO □ dead as a doornail see 见 DOORNAIL □ dead from the neck up colloq. stupid [口]愚笨的 □ dead to the world colloq. fast asleep; unconscious [口]熟睡；失去知觉 □ make a dead set at see 见 SET2 □ wouldn't be seen dead in (or with etc.) colloq. shall refuse to wear etc.; shall have nothing to do with [口]拒绝穿(戴等); 与…绝无干系 □ deadness n.[Old English dēad from Germanic, related to DIE1] |