dead
US
UK dead adj: (no longer alive)
SC 死的 sǐ de
SC 死了的 sǐ de ，sǐ le de
The bug still wasn't dead, so he stepped on it again.
臭虫还没死，所以他又踩了一脚。
dead, the dead npl: (people no longer alive)
SC 死人 sǐ rén
SC 死者 sǐ rén，sǐ zhě
There are a lot of dead buried in that cemetery.
那个墓地里埋了很多死人。
dead adj: figurative (numb)
SC 麻木的 má mù de
SC 无感觉的 má mù de ，wú gǎn jué de
TC 無感覺的
TC 無感覺的
My right foot is dead. Let me walk around a little to wake it up.
dead adj: informal, figurative (exhausted) (口语)
SC 筋疲力竭的，没有精力的 jīn pí lì jié de ，méi yǒu jīng lì de
I am dead! Walking around all day is exhausting.
dead adj: informal, figurative (lacking activity)
SC 缺乏活力的 quē fá huó lì de
SC 死气沉沉的 quē fá huó lì de，sǐ qì chén chén de
This party is dead. Let's go to another one.
dead adj: figurative (flat, no longer fizzy)
SC 不再冒气泡的 bú zài mào qì pào de
Is the lemonade dead? I like it fizzy.
柠檬汽水的气已经跑光了吗？我喜欢冒泡的柠檬水。
dead adj: informal, figurative (no longer useful)
SC 不再有用的 bú zài yǒu yòng de
SC 不再重要的 bú zài yǒu yòng de，bú zài zhòng yào de
I think the blender is dead and we need to get another one.
dead adj: figurative (no longer burning)
SC 熄灭的 xī miè de
TC 熄滅的
TC 熄滅的
SC 燃尽的 xī miè de ，rán jìn de
The fire appears to be dead.
火似乎灭了。
dead adj: figurative (battery) (指电池)
SC 没电的 méi diàn de
TC 沒電的
TC 沒電的
The battery is dead so the car won't start.
dead adj: figurative (electricity) (指电力)
SC 没电的 méi diàn de
TC 沒電的
TC 沒電的
Here is the problem. The circuit is dead and needs to be replaced.
dead adj: figurative (sports: out of play) (体育比赛术语)
SC 出界的，死的 chū jiè de，sǐ de
The hit occurred while the ball was dead, so the team will be penalised.
dead adj: (abrupt)
SC 突然且彻底的 tū rán qiě chè dǐ de
The car came to a dead stop after hitting the tree.
车撞上树后，彻底停了下来。
dead adj: informal, figurative (container: empty)
SC 空了的 kōng le de / Deleted
SC 没有了的 kōng le de / Deleted，méi yǒu le de
The keg is dead. We need to find another party that still has beer.
啤酒桶空了。我们得再找一个还有啤酒的派对。
dead adj: figurative (stagnant)
SC 停滞的 tíng zhì de
TC 停滯的
TC 停滯的
SC 不活跃的 tíng zhì de，bù huó yuè de
TC 不活躍的
TC 不活躍的
This stock is dead today. It hasn't moved up or down in hours.
dead adj: (infertile)
SC 不毛的 bù máo de
SC 没有出产的 bù máo de ，méi yǒu chū chǎn de
The land is dead, and nothing will grow on it.
这块地死了，什么都长不出来。
dead adj: figurative (complete)
SC 彻底的 chè dǐ de
TC 徹底的
TC 徹底的
SC 全然的 chè dǐ de ，quán rán de
The project was a dead failure, and accomplished nothing.
这个项目彻底失败了，没有取得任何成果。
dead adv: informal (completely) (非正式用语)
SC 完全地 wán quán de
SC 彻底地 wán quán de ，chè dǐ de
TC 徹底地
TC 徹底地
He was dead wrong!
他大错特错！
dead adv: slang (very) (俚语)
SC 十足，完完全全 shí zú，wán wán quán quán
TC 十足
TC 十足
That was dead easy!
Lisa's hair is dead straight, and she wishes it were curly.
太简单了！// 丽萨一头直发，可她却希望拥有卷发。
a dead man n: figurative, slang (in serious trouble)
SC 后果很严重
Touch me again and you're a dead man!
beat a dead horse, flog a dead horse v expr: figurative (pursue a hopeless cause)
SC 徒劳无益 tú láo wú yì
TC 徒勞無益
TC 徒勞無益
SC 白费口舌 tú láo wú yì，bái fèi kǒu shé
I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse.
brain dead, brain-dead adj: (patient: brain no longer functions) (病人)
SC 脑死亡的
She was assessed to be brain dead following the crash.
brain dead, brain-dead adj: figurative, pejorative, slang (person: stupid, unthinking) (人)
SC 蠢的 chǔn de
SC 无思想的 chǔn de ，wú sī xiǎng de
Who hasn't heard of Ronald Reagan? Is that girl brain dead?
come back from the dead v expr: figurative (succeed again) (比喻)
SC 重振旗鼓，重新来过 chóng zhèn qí gǔ，chóng xīn lái guò
In last place going into the final lap, the runner came back from the dead to win the race.
come back from the dead v expr: figurative (recover) (比喻)
SC 鬼门关走一遭
SC 从重症恢复过来 cóng zhòng zhèng huī fù guò lái
SC 捡回一条命
After the triple bypass, he came back from the dead and now he is living an active life.
经过三次旁路移植，他终于捡回一条命，现在过着非常活跃的生活。
Day of the Dead n: (celebration: All Souls)
SC 墨西哥鬼节 mò xī gē guǐ jié
dead against [sb/sth] adj + prep: informal (totally opposed to)
SC 坚决反对 jiān jué fǎn duì
TC 堅決反對
TC 堅決反對
I wanted to go to Art School, but my parents were dead against it.
dead ahead adv: US, slang (directly in front) (俚语)
SC 就在前面 jiù zài qián miàn
You can't possibly miss the target: it's dead ahead!
dead air n: (loss of signal)
SC 无信号区
dead and buried adj: (dead, deceased)
SC 被杀死埋葬
I remember my fourth grade teacher, but she's long since been dead and buried I'm sure.
dead and buried adj: (no longer in effect)
SC 不再生效
SC 一堆废纸
SC 一纸空文
That law is dead and buried.
dead and gone adj: (dead, deceased)
SC 死亡 sǐ wáng
TC 死亡
TC 死亡
SC 逝去 sǐ wáng ，shì qù
Cyril has been dead and gone for over twenty years now.
dead and gone adj: figurative (long since over, finished)
SC 早已结束的
The mining industry in this country is dead and gone.
dead as a doornail, as dead as a doornail adj: UK, informal (no longer alive) (非正式用语)
SC 死透了
dead body n: (corpse)
SC 死尸 sǐ shī
The dead body lay undiscovered for three days.
dead calm n: (nautical: no wind) (航海术语)
SC 风平浪静 fēng píng làng jìng
TC 風平浪靜
TC 風平浪靜
A sailing ship can make no progress at all in a dead calm.
dead calm n: (total stillness)
SC 死寂 sǐ jì
A dead calm enveloped the house after his wife left him.
dead cat bounce n: figurative (stock market: brief recovery) (股市：短暂复苏)
SC 死猫反弹
the dead center (US), the dead centre (UK) n: (exact centre, precise middle)
SC 正中
TC 正中
TC 正中
SC 当中 dāng zhōng
TC 當中
TC 當中
dead center (US), dead centre (UK) adv: (precisely in the middle)
SC 在正中
SC 在当中
dead drop: (secret spot)
SC 秘密投放点
SC 秘密存放点
a dead duck n: informal, figurative ([sth] that will not succeed)
SC 很可能会失败的事
SC 注定失败的人或事
dead easy adj: figurative, informal (very simple to do)
SC 极为简单的
dead end n: (road: cul-de-sac)
SC 尽头 jìn tóu
SC 困境 jìn tóu ，kùn jìng
TC 困境
TC 困境
SC 死路 jìn tóu ，sǐ lù
The street led to a dead end so we had to turn around.
这是条死路，所以我们不得不调头。
dead heat n: informal (sport: draw)
SC 胜负未分的比赛 shèng fù wèi fēn de bǐ sài
The race was declared a dead heat.
比赛结果胜负未分。
dead horse n: figurative ([sth] no longer relevant)
SC 无益之事
SC 徒劳之事
There is no point in raising the issue of pay at the staff meeting again; it's a dead horse.
dead in the water expr: (boat: with engine failure) (指船等)
SC 引擎失灵
dead in the water expr: figurative (failed, no longer viable)
SC 失灵 shī líng
SC 出现故障 shī líng，chū xiàn gù zhàng
dead language n: (no longer spoken) (使用者已绝迹的语言)
SC 死语言，已经消亡的语言 sǐ yǔ yán，yǐ jīng xiāo wáng de yǔ yán
Latin is a dead language.
dead language n: (no longer a first language)
SC 废弃的语言 fèi qì de yǔ yán
dead letter n: (law not yet formally repealed) (指已经失效但尚未正式废除的)
SC 空文法律
dead letter n: (letter stuck in transit) (指无法投递也无法退回的信件)
SC 死信
dead lift n: (exercise move without assistance)
SC 蹲举
SC 提举
dead lift n: (situation requiring great strength)
SC 艰巨任务
SC 艰难情况
dead loss n: informal ([sb], [sth]: useless)
SC 无用的人或物 wú yòng de rén huò wù
SC 废物 wú yòng de rén huò wù，fèi wù
TC 廢物
TC 廢物
Don't ask her to help: she's a dead loss.
别找她帮忙，她就是个废物。
dead meat: slang (doomed person)
SC 死定了
SC 倒霉透了
dead on arrival, DOA adj: (dead before reaching hospital)
SC 到院死亡的
He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on arrival.
dead person n: ([sb] no longer alive)
SC 死人 sǐ rén
The man was arrested for using the passport of a dead person to try to enter the country.
dead person n: (corpse)
SC 死尸 sǐ shī
After the accident, dead people were lying on the road.
dead reckoning n: (nautical: calculation of position) (航海)
SC 航位推测
SC 航位推算
dead right, dead straight adj: slang (totally correct)
SC 完全正确的
SC 一点没错的
How did you know that answer? You are dead right! You were dead right about that guy; he is a total creep!
a dead ringer for [sb] n: slang (person: identical to [sb]) (俚语)
SC 跟另一人极像的人 gēn lìng yì rén jí xiàng de rén
He was a dead ringer for the President, and made a good living impersonating him.
他长得跟总统简直一模一样，以模仿总统为生，过得还挺不错。
the Dead Sea n: (body of salt water in Middle East)
SC 死海 sǐ hǎi
The Dead Sea is a huge salt lake between Israel and Jordan lying 422 meters below sea level.
dead set on doing [sth] adj: informal (resolute, determined)
SC 坚决的 jiān jué de
TC 堅決的
TC 堅決的
SC 坚定的 jiān jué de ，jiān dìng de
TC 堅定的
TC 堅定的
SC 下定决心的 jiān jué de ，xià dìng jué xīn de
Mark was dead set on becoming a naval pilot.
马克下决心要成为海军飞行员。
dead set against [sth] adj + prep: informal (resolutely opposed to)
SC 坚决反对...的
Jerry was dead set against the Prime Minister's proposal.
dead stop n: (complete halt) (计算机)
SC 完全停止 wán quán tíng zhǐ
They heard a loud bang in the engine and the car came to a dead stop.
dead straight adj: (without any curve)
SC 笔直的 bǐ zhí de
SC 直的 bǐ zhí de ，zhí de
Lisa's hair is dead straight, and she wishes it were curly.
dead to the world adj: slang, figurative (asleep)
SC 酣睡 hān shuì
Once he is asleep he is dead to the world: we can make noise if we want.
dead weight, also US: deadweight n: ([sth] heavy, motionless)
SC 沉重的东西 chén zhòng de dōng xī
SC 沉重的静止物 chén zhòng de dōng xī，chén zhòng de jìng zhǐ wù
dead weight, also US: deadweight n: figurative (burden) (比喻)
SC 负担，重负，重担 fù dān ，zhòng fù，zhòng dàn
TC 負擔，重擔
TC 負擔，重擔
dead weight n: (weight a ship can carry)
SC 总载重量
dead weight, also US: deadweight n: (weight of vehicle without a load)
SC （车辆等的）自重 chē liàng děng de zì zhòng
SC 净重 chē liàng děng de zì zhòng，jìng zhòng
dead weight, also US: deadweight n: (fixed weight on structure or equipment)
SC 静重 jìng zhòng
SC 结构自重 jìng zhòng，jié gòu zì zhòng
dead-weight, also US: deadweight adj: figurative (burdensome)
SC 沉重的 chén zhòng de
SC 累赘的 chén zhòng de ，léi zhuì de
dead zone n: figurative (area: no phone signal) (电波未覆盖的区域)
SC 盲区 máng qū
dead zone n: (ocean: polluted area)
SC 死水区
dead-end n as adj: figurative (job, etc.: with no future)
SC 无出路的，死胡同的，死路一条的
TC 無出路的
TC 無出路的
Rick hated his dead-end job.
dead-end street n: (road: no exit)
SC 死路 sǐ lù
Don't turn there: it's a dead-end street.
别在那儿转弯，那边是死路。
dead-nettle n: (non-stinging plant)
SC 野芝麻属
drop dead vi + adj: (die suddenly)
SC 突然死亡 tū rán sǐ wáng
TC 突然死亡
TC 突然死亡
SC 粹死 tū rán sǐ wáng ，cuì sǐ
SC 突然身亡 tū rán sǐ wáng ，tū rán shēn wáng
He dropped dead of a heart attack.
Drop dead! interj: figurative, informal (get lost!)
SC 去你的！走远点！
When he wouldn't leave her alone, she said, "Drop dead" and walked away.
drop-dead adj: figurative, informal (spectacular)
SC 非常的，极度的 fēi cháng de ，jí dù de
TC 極度的
TC 極度的
SC 令人惊叹的，叹为观止的 lìng rén jīng tàn de
Rita could be a fashion model, with her drop-dead legs.
丽塔有这样美腿，可以去做时尚模特。
drop-dead adv: figurative, informal (spectacularly)
SC 非常地，极度地 fēi cháng de ，jí dù de
TC 極度地
TC 極度地
SC 令人惊叹地，叹为观止地 lìng rén jīng tàn de
drop-dead gorgeous adj: figurative, informal (person: very attractive) (非正式用语)
SC 美呆的
SC 美到窒息的
half dead, half-dead adj: figurative (exhausted) (比喻)
SC 累得要命，累得半死不活的 lèi de yào mìng，lèi de bàn sǐ bù huó de
David continued the climb, although he was half dead from the effort; he had to make it to the top.
in the dead of night adv: (in the middle of the night)
SC 半夜三更时 bàn yè sān gēng shí
SC 夜深人静时 bàn yè sān gēng shí，yè shēn rén jìng shí
Strange noises in the dead of night can be very scary.
long-dead adj: ([sb]: died a long time ago)
SC 死了很久的，很久以前就过世了的
over my dead body interj: slang, figurative (expressing complete refusal) (表示强烈反对)
SC 我死也不…，除非踩着我的尸体过去 wǒ sǐ yě bù …，chú fēi cǎi zhe wǒ de shī tǐ guò qù
You'll have custody of my children over my dead body! You want to borrow my jeans? Over my dead body!
play dead vi + adj: (lie as though dead)
SC 装死
Some animals play dead as a way of defending themselves when they are in danger.
ringer, a ringer for [sb], dead ringer, a dead ringer for [sb] n: slang (person identical to another)
SC 外貌酷似的人 wài mào kù sì de rén
Has anyone ever said that you're a ringer for George Clooney?
rise from the dead v expr: (come back to life, be resurrected) (源自《圣经》)
SC 死而复生，复活 sǐ ér fù shēng，fù huó
TC 復活
TC 復活