- no longer alive死的：
a dead body
死尸
as complement he was shot dead by terrorists.他被恐怖分子开枪打死。
- (of a part of the body) having lost sensation; numb（身体部位）无知觉的; 麻木的。
- having or displaying no emotion, sympathy, or sensitivity冷漠的, 麻木的：
a cold, dead voice.
冷漠无情的声音。
- no longer current, relevant, or important过时的; 不再有关的（或重要的）：
pollution had become a dead issue.
污染已经成了过去的问题。
- devoid of living things无生物的：
a dead planet.
无生物的行星。
- (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement（地方, 时间）死气沉沉的, 不活跃的：
Brussels isn't dead after dark, if you know where to look.
布鲁塞尔在天黑之后并不是死气沉沉的, 你要是找对地方就会发现这一点。
- (of money) not financially productive（金钱）闲置的。
- (of sound) without resonance; dull（声响）不响亮的, 沉闷的。
- (of a colour) not glossy or bright（颜色）无光泽的, 暗淡的。
- (of a piece of equipment) no longer functioning, especially because of a fault（设备）失灵的（尤指因故障失灵）：
the phone had gone dead.
电话打不通了。
- (of an electric circuit or conductor) carrying or transmitting no current（电路, 导体）不导电的：
the batteries are dead.
电池没电了。
- no longer alight熄灭的：
the fire had been dead for some days.
火熄了好几天了。
- (of a glass or bottle) empty or no longer being used（杯子, 瓶子）空的, 废弃的。
- (of the ball in a game) out of play（比赛中的球）死的。参见DEAD BALL.
- (of a cricket pitch or other surface) lacking springiness or bounce（板球场或其他表面）无弹性的。
- attrib. complete; absolute完全的; 绝对的：
we sat in dead silence.
我们沉默地坐着。
- absolutely; completely绝对地; 完全地：
you're dead right
你绝对正确
he was dead against the idea.
他完全反对那个主意。
- exactly刚好, 恰好：
they arrived dead on time.
他们分秒不差地按时到达。
- straight; directly正对地, 直接地：
red flares were seen dead ahead.
正前方看得见红色的火焰。
- Brit. informal very〈英, 非正式〉很：
omelettes are dead easy to prepare.
蛋饼很容易做的。
dead and buried
- over; finished完结, 结束：
the incident is dead and buried.
事件已经结束了。
(as) dead as a （或the） dodo
- 见DODO.
(as) dead as a doornail
- 见DOORNAIL.
(as) dead as mutton
- 见MUTTON.
dead from the neck up
- informal stupid〈非正式〉愚蠢的。
dead in the water
- (of a ship) unable to move（船只）抛锚的。
- figurative unable to function effectively〈喻〉停滞的, 瘫痪的, 不起作用的：
the economy is dead in the water.
经济停滞不前。
dead meat
- informal in serious trouble〈非正式〉有麻烦, 死定了：
if anyone finds out, you're dead meat.
要是有人发现, 你就死定了。
the dead of night
- the quietest, darkest part of the night深夜, 夜深人静时。
the dead of winter
- the coldest part of winter隆冬, 严冬。
dead on
- exactly right完全正确：
her judgement was dead on.
她的判断完全正确。
dead on one's feet
- informal extremely tired〈非正式〉累极了。
dead to the world
- informal fast asleep〈非正式〉沉睡, 酣睡。
from the dead
- from a state of death从死亡：
Christ rose from the dead.
耶稣死而复生。
- figurative from a period of obscurity or inactivity〈喻〉从无名时期; 从休止状态：
the cartoon brought animation back from the dead.
这部卡通片使动画恢复了活力。
make a dead set at
- 见SET2.
over my dead body
- 见BODY.
wouldn't be seen （或caught） dead in （或with, at等）
- informal used to express strong dislike for a particular thing〈非正式〉［用于表示对某事物的强烈厌恶］死也不要：
I wouldn't be seen dead in a navy suit.
我死都不会穿海军服的。