🔑deadBrE/ded/NAmE/ded/adjective➤notalive不活🔑nolongeralive死的;失去生命的;枯萎的◆Mymother'sdead; shediedin1987. 我母亲不在了,她是 1987 年去世的。◆adeadperson/animal死人;死去的动物◆deadleaves/wood/skin枯叶;枯木;死皮◆Hewasshotdeadbyagunmanoutsidehishome. 他在家门外被持枪歹徒开枪打死。◆Catherine'sdeadbodylaypeacefullyonthebed. 凯瑟琳的尸体安详地躺在床上。◆Hedroppeddead(= diedsuddenly)lastweek. 他上星期突然就死了。◆Thepoorchildlooksmoredeadthanalive. 这孩子看上去半死不活的,真可怜。◆(figurative) Intenyearshe'llbedeadandburiedasapolitician. 他作为从政者十年后就不会有人记得了。➤idea/belief/plan想法;信念;计划🔑[not before noun]nolongerbelievedinoraimedfor不再有人相信(或争取)◆Manybelievethepeaceplanisdead. 许多人认为和平计划已成泡影。◆Unfortunatelyracismisnotyetdead. 不幸的是种族歧视仍未消亡。◆Thoughtheideamaybedead, itisfarfrombeingburied(= peoplestilltalkaboutit, eventhoughthereisnothingnewtosay). 尽管这种思想可能已无人相信,但还远没被人遗忘。➤notused不用🔑belongingtothepast; nolongerpractisedorfashionable过时的;已废弃的;不流行的◆IstheWesternadeadartform? 西部电影这种艺术形式过时了吗?◆adeadlanguage(= onethatisnolongerspoken, forexampleLatin)死语言(不再通用,如拉丁语)➤finished用完(informal) finished; notabletobeusedanymore用完了的;不能再用的◆deadmatches划过的火柴◆Thereweretwodeadbottlesofwineonthetable. 桌子上有两个空酒瓶。➤machine机器🔑(ofmachinesorequipment机器或设备) notworkingbecauseofalackofpower(因为缺电)不运行的,不转动的◆adeadbattery用完的电池◆Suddenlythephonewentdead. 电话突然没声音了。➤place地方(informal, disapproving) veryquiet, withoutactivityorinterest死气沉沉的;无活力的;无趣的◆Therewerenotheatres, nocinemas, nocoffeebars. Itwasdeadasanything. 那时既无剧院,又无电影院,也无咖啡馆,死气沉沉。➤business商业(informal, disapproving) withoutactivity; withnobodybuyingorsellinganything停滞的;萧条的◆'Themarketisabsolutelydeadthismorning,'saidoneforeignexchangetrader. “今天早上市场萧条极了。” 一个外汇交易商说道。◆Winteristraditionallythedeadseasonforthehousingmarket. 冬天历来是住房市场的萧条期。➤tired疲劳[not usually before noun](informal) extremelytired; notwell筋疲力尽;身体不好◆halfdeadwithcoldandhunger饥寒交迫,筋疲力尽◆Shefeltdeadonherfeetanddidn'thavetheenergytoquestionthemfurther. 她觉得累死了,没有力气继续审问他们了。➤withoutfeeling无感觉[not before noun](ofapartofthebody身体部位) unabletofeelbecauseofcold, etc.(由于冷等)失去知觉,麻木SYNnumb◆Myleftarmhadgonedead. 我的左胳臂已经麻木了。~tosthunabletofeelorunderstandemotions无动于衷;麻木不仁;无感觉SYNinsensitive◆Hewasdeadtoallfeelingsofpity. 他毫无同情心。(especiallyofsb'svoice, eyesorface尤指嗓音、眼神或脸色) showingnoemotion无表情的;冷漠的;漠不关心的SYNexpressionless◆Shesaid, 'I'msorry, too,'inaquiet, deadvoice. 她平静而冷漠地说:“我也很抱歉。”◆Hisusuallydeadgreyeyesweresparkling. 他那平日冷漠的灰眼睛突然亮了起来。➤complete/exact完全;精确[only before noun]completeorexact完全的;精确的;全然的◆adeadsilence/calm死寂;完全静止◆thedeadcentreofthetarget靶子正中心◆Thecargaveasuddenjerkandcametoadeadstop. 汽车猛然一颠,猝然停下。◆(BrE) Thishorseisadeadcertfor(= willcertainlywin)theracetomorrow. 这匹马明天比赛一定能赢。◆Shecrumpledtothefloorinadeadfaint(= completelyunconscious). 她倒在地上全然不省人事。➤neveralive无生命neverhavingbeenalive无生命的;非生物的◆deadmatter(= forexamplerock)无生命物质(如岩石)◆adeadplanet(= onewithnolifeonit)无生命存在的行星➤insport体育运动outsidetheplayingarea是死球;出界●bedeadandˈgone(informal) tobedead死了;不存在了◆You'llbesorryyousaidthatwhenI'mdeadandgone. 我死后你会为你说的话感到后悔的。●beadeadˈringerforsb(informal) tolookverylikesb酷似,极像(某人);(和某人)一模一样◆She'sadeadringerforagirlIusedtoknow. 她酷似我以前认识的一个女孩。●(as) ˌdeadasa/theˈdodo(BrE, informal) completelydead; nolongerinterestingorvalid完全过时;不再引人注目;失效Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots●(as) ˌdeadasaˈdoornail(informal) completelydead完全死了的;死僵了的●aˌdeadˈduck(informal) aplan, anevent, etc. thathasfailedoriscertaintofailandthatisthereforenotworthdiscussing已失败(或注定要失败、毫无讨论价值)的计划(或事情等)●thedeadhandofsthaninfluencethatcontrolsorrestrictssth(控制或阻碍事物发展的)影响◆Weneedtofreebusinessfromthedeadhandofbureaucracy. 我们必须摆脱官僚主义对工作的严重影响。●ˌdeadintheˈwaterapersonorplanthatisdeadinthewaterhasfailedandhaslittlehopeofsucceedinginthefuture(人或计划)失败,无成功希望◆Hisleadershipcampaignisdeadinthewater. 他参加领导层竞选无望成功。●deadˈmeat(informal) inserioustrouble处境艰难;倒大霉◆Ifanyonefindsout, you'redeadmeat. 如果有人发现,你可要倒大霉了。●ˌdeadonarˈrival (abbreviationDOA) (ofanaccidentvictimorotherpatient) alreadydeadwhenarrivingathospital(事故受害者或病人)到达医院时已经死亡◆Shewaspronounceddeadonarrival. 她在送达医院时即被宣布死亡。(NAmE, informal) veryunlikelytobesuccessful; notworkingwhenitisdelivered已不可能成功;到货即损;到达时已无用◆ThebillwasdeadonarrivalintheSenate. 这项法案在参议院就不可能通过。◆ThesoftwarewasDOA. 这软件送达时已经损坏。●ˌdeadtotheˈworldfastasleep熟睡;沉睡;酣睡●overˌmydeadˈbody(informal) usedtoshowyouarestronglyopposedtosth(表示强烈反对)除非我死了,我死也不◆Shemovesintoourhomeovermydeadbody. 除非我死了,否则她别想搬进我们家。●sbwouldn'tbeseen/caughtˈdead…(informal) usedtosaythatyouwouldnotliketowearparticularclothes, ortobeinaparticularsituation(表示不愿穿戴某衣物或处于某种环境)死也不愿意◆Shewouldn'tbeseendeadinahat. 她最讨厌戴帽子。◆Hewouldn'tbecaughtdeadgoingtoaclubwithhismother. 他死也不愿意跟母亲一起去俱乐部。●ˌflogadeadˈhorse(informal) towasteyoureffortbytryingtodosththatisnolongerpossible鞭策死马;做徒劳无益的事●knocksbˈdead(informal) toimpresssbverymuch使某人倾倒◆Youlookfabulous—you'llknock'emdeadtonight. 你看上去漂亮极了,今晚肯定把他们迷倒。