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| 1 | no longer alive 死的；去世的 |
| The police don’ t know whether she’ s alive or dead. 警方不知道她是生是死。 |
| He is grieving for his dead father. 他在哀悼死去的父亲。 |
| I raked up the dead leaves. 我把枯叶耙在一起。 |
| a dead body Rescue workers are still pulling dead bodies out of the rubble. 救援人员还在从瓦砾里往外拖尸体。 |
| leave sb dead The shootings left 14 people dead. 枪击造成14人死亡。 |
| leave sb for dead (=leave them to die) He was beaten and left for dead by a gang of teenagers. 任某人死去不管 |
| be feared/presumed dead Three people are still missing, presumed dead. 仍有3人失踪，推定已经死亡。 |
| clinically dead (=according to medical standards) Doctors pronounced him clinically dead two days later. 临床死亡的 |
| more dead than alive (=very ill, weak, or badly injured) They staggered down the mountain, more dead than alive. 病得快死的；非常虚弱的；伤势严重的 |
| dead and gone All of that generation are now dead and gone. 那一代人现在都不在人世了。 |
| long dead (=dead for a long time) By the time I had my children, Grandma was long dead. 早已死亡的 |
| | 1a | people who are dead 死者 | | the dead and injured Fifteen of her relatives were among the dead and injured. 伤亡人员中有15个是她的亲戚。 | | the dead and dying The bridge was soon blocked with the dead and dying. 大桥很快就被死者和垂死者堵住了。 | | bury the/your dead The people of the town now want to be left alone to bury their dead. 镇上的人现在要求不要干预他们埋葬死者。 | |
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| 2 | a piece of equipment that is dead is no longer working or able to receive an electrical signal （设备）失灵的，无法接收电信号的 |
| The battery was completely dead. 电池完全用完了。 |
| go dead The phone suddenly went dead. 电话突然断了。 |
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| 3 | a place , time , or situation that is dead is not very interesting because very little happens in it （地方、时间或情况）无生气的，死气沉沉的 |
| The street seems dead without all the bustle of the children. 街上没有孩子们的喧闹就显得死气沉沉的。 |
| Winter is traditionally a dead time of year in the fashion business. 冬天传统上是时装业一年中的淡季。 |
| be far from dead Eleven minutes of this game remaining, and it’ s far from dead! 比赛还剩11分钟，精彩的还在后头呢！ |
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| 4 | no longer considered useful , relevant , or likely to be successful 不再有用的；不再相关的；不再可能成功的 |
| The idea of self-government for the area is now effectively dead. 该地区自治的主张现在实际上是行不通的。 |
| Feminism is not dead. 女权主义尚未过时。 |
| be dead and buried (=have failed completely) A government spokesman acknowledged that the peace process is dead and buried. 彻底失败 |
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| 5 | dead never before noun informal very tired , weak , or ill 精疲力竭的；非常虚弱的；病重的 |
| You kids seem half dead! 你们这几个孩子看来是累坏了！ |
| dead on your feet (=very tired but still standing) By the time we had finished we were all dead on our feet. 累得站着不能动 |
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| 6 | if a part of your body is dead , you cannot feel it or move it normally （身体部位）无感觉的，麻木的 |
| go dead My legs had gone completely dead. 我的双腿已经完全麻木了。 |
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| 7 | if someone’ s eyes are dead or their voice is dead , they feel or show no emotion （眼睛或声音）无感情的，冷冰冰的 |
| She turned to him with her strange dead eyes. 她转过身用奇怪而冷冰冰的眼神看着他。 |
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| 8 | usually before noun a dead language such as Latin is no longer used by people in their ordinary lives （语言）不再使用的，废弃了的 |
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| 9 | only before noun complete 完全的；彻底的 |
| dead silence She finished speaking, and there was dead silence in the room. 她讲完话后房间里一片死寂。 |
| dead centre (=exactly in the centre) The bullet hit the target dead centre. 正中心 |
| a dead stop The truck suddenly came to a dead stop. 卡车蓦地刹死了。 |
| in a dead faint (=completely unconscious) She fell forward and hit the floor in a dead faint. 完全失去知觉 |
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| 10 | a place that is dead has no living plants or animals in it 不毛的；贫瘠的；无生物的 |
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| 11 | a ball is dead in some games if it is outside the area on which the game is played, so that the game stops for a short time （比赛中的球）界外的，死的 |
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| 12 | BRITISH informal a dead glass or bottle is one you have finished drinking from （杯子或瓶子）喝光了的 |
| | 12a | a dead match has already been used and is now useless （火柴）用过了的，熄灭了的 | |
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| 13 | never before noun informal in serious trouble 遇上大麻烦的 |
| If Louise catches you going through her purse, you’ re dead! 要是路易丝撞见你在翻她的钱包，你就死定了！ |
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| - | a deadcert BRITISH informal
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| 1 | something that is definitely going to happen 肯定会发生的事 | I think that a tax increase is a dead cert. 我认为提高税率是肯定要发生的事。 | |
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| 2 | someone or something that is definitely going to be successful or to win something 肯定成功的人（或事物）；肯定获胜的人（或事物） | +for Stewart is a dead cert for the men’ s 100 metres. 斯图尔特肯定会赢得男子100米（赛跑）的冠军。 | |
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| - | be in dead trouble/be dead meat informal
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| to be in serious trouble |
| 遇上大麻烦 |
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| You’ ll be in dead trouble when dad finds out! 如果爸爸发现你出去，你就死定了！ |
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| - | dead from the neck up BRITISH offensive
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| very stupid |
| 笨到极点的；非常笨的 |
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| - | dead in the water
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| completely unlikely to succeed |
| 绝不可能成功的 |
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| The peace process is now dead in the water. 和平进程现在绝不可能成功。 |
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| - | dead to the world
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| sleeping in a way that makes it very difficult to wake you |
| 酣睡的；沉睡的 |
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| - | dropdead spoken
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| used for telling someone rudely to stop annoying you or to go away , or for saying that you refuse to do something |
| 滚开；去你的；去死吧 |
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| - | over my deadbody spoken
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| used for telling someone angrily that you will never allow something to happen |
| 除非我死了（用于气愤地告诉某人永远也不允许某事发生） |
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| - | rise from/come back from the dead
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| to become alive again after being dead |
| 死而复生；再生；复活 |
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| - | sb wouldn’ t be seen/caught dead spoken
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| used for saying that someone would never wear a particular type of clothing , go to a particular place , or take part in a particular activity because it is not fashionable |
| 某人决不会；某人死也不会 |
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| I wouldn’ t be seen dead in a jacket like that! 我死也不会穿那样的夹克衫！ |
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