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no longer alive 死的；失去生命的；枯萎的 My mother's dead; she died in 2017. 我母亲不在了，她是 2017 年去世的。 a dead person/animal 死人；死去的动物 dead leaves/wood/skin 枯叶；枯木；死皮 Catherine's dead body lay peacefully on the bed. 凯瑟琳的尸体安详地躺在床上。 He was shot dead by a gunman outside his home. 他在家门外被持枪歹徒开枪打死。 A high school shooting has left six students dead. 一场高中枪击事件导致六名学生死亡。 She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. 她在事故现场被宣布死亡。 The poor child looks more dead than alive. 这孩子看上去半死不活的，真可怜。 He was missing, presumed dead. 他失踪了，可能已经死了。 - (informal)
He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week. 他上星期突然就死了。 - dead from/of something
One short year later, Fred would be dead from a drug overdose. 短短一年后，弗雷德会死于药物过量。 - (figurative)
In ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician. 他作为从政者十年后就不会有人记得了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa2By the time the police arrived, he was already dead. 警察赶到时，他已经死了。 I'm afraid he's quite dead. 恐怕他已经彻底断气儿了。 The woman was found dead with a rope around her neck. 有人发现那个女人死了，脖子上缠着一根绳子。 His wife lay dead beside him. 他的妻子死了，躺在他的身边。 She had been struck dead by lightning. 她是给闪电劈死的。 The animal will sometimes escape danger by playing dead. 这种动物有时靠装死躲过危险。 We didn't know whether the fish was dead or alive. 我们不知道那条鱼是死是活。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- look
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- almost
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(of machines or equipment 机器或设备 not working because of a lack of power （因为缺电）不运行的，不转动的 a dead battery 用完的电池 Suddenly the phone went dead. 电话突然没声音了。 John's mobile was completely dead. 约翰的手机完全没电了。
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no longer believed in or aimed for 不再有人相信（或争取） Many believe the peace plan is dead. 许多人认为和平计划已成泡影。 Unfortunately racism is not yet dead. 不幸的是种族歧视仍未消亡。 Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say). 尽管这种思想可能已无人相信，但还远没被人遗忘。
belonging to the past; no longer practised or fashionable 过时的；已废弃的；不流行的 - (informal)
finished; not able to be used any more 用完了的；不能再用的 - (informal, disapproving)
very quiet, without activity or interest 死气沉沉的；无活力的；无趣的 - (informal, disapproving)
without activity; with nobody buying or selling anything 停滞的；萧条的 ‘The market is absolutely dead this morning,’ said one foreign exchange trader. “今天早上市场萧条极了。” 一个外汇交易商说道。 Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market. 冬天历来是住房市场的萧条期。
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extremely tired; not well 筋疲力尽；身体不好 - [not before noun]
(of a part of the body 身体部位 unable to feel because of cold, etc. （由于冷等）失去知觉，麻木 - dead to something
unable to feel or understand emotions 无动于衷；麻木不仁；无感觉 (especially of somebody’s voice, eyes or face 尤指嗓音、眼神或脸色 showing no emotion 无表情的；冷漠的；漠不关心的 - [only before noun]
complete or exact 完全的；精确的；全然的 a dead silence/calm 死寂；完全静止 the dead centre of the target 靶子正中心 The car gave a sudden jerk and came to a dead stop. 汽车猛然一颠，猝然停下。 - (informal)
Her face was a dead giveaway (= made it very obvious) that something was going on. 她的表情完全暴露出有什么事情在发生。 - (British English)
This horse is a dead cert for (= will certainly win) the race tomorrow. 这匹马明天比赛一定能赢。 She crumpled to the floor in a dead faint (= completely unconscious). 她倒在地上全然不省人事。
never having been alive 无生命的；非生物的 dead matter (= for example rock) 无生命物质（如岩石） a dead planet (= one with no life on it) 无生命存在的行星
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outside the playing area 是死球；出界 There was a dead ball with five seconds to go in the game. 比赛还有五秒钟就要结束了。
not alive不活
machine机器
idea/belief/plan想法；信念；计划
not used不用
finished用完
place地方
business商业
tired疲劳
without feeling无感觉
complete/exact完全；精确
never alive无生命
in sport体育运动
Word OriginOld English dēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die.
Idioms
be dead and gone
be a dead ringer for somebody
(as) dead as a/the dodo
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completely dead; no longer interesting or relevant 完全过时；不再引人注目；失效 In the second half both teams made substitutions to try and liven things up, but the game was as dead as a dodo. 下半场，两队都换人，试图活跃气氛，但比赛毫无生气。
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(as) dead as a doornail
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completely dead 完全死了的；死僵了的
a dead duck
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a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing 已失败（或注定要失败、毫无讨论价值）的计划（或事情等）
the dead hand of something
dead in the water
a person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future （人或计划）失败，无成功希望
dead meat
dead on arrival
(abbreviation DOA)
(of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at a hospital 熟睡；沉睡；酣睡 - (North American English, informal)
very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered 已不可能成功；到货即损；到达时已无用
dead to the world
in a deep sleep 死了；不存在了
flog a dead horse
(North American English also beat a dead horse)
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to waste your effort by trying to do something that is no longer possible 鞭策死马；做徒劳无益的事
knock somebody dead
over my dead body
somebody wouldn’t be seen/caught dead…