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dead

adjective
 
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    not alive不活

  1.  
     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。
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    • By 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。
    Topics Life stagesa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • lie
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • quite
    • almost
    • nearly
    • …
    phrases
    • dead and buried
    • dead and gone
    • dead or alive
    • …
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    2.

    machine机器

  2.  
     (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。

    3. idea/belief/plan想法；信念；计划

  3. [not before noun] 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。
    see also stone dead

    4. not used不用

  4. belonging to the past; no longer practised or fashionable过时的；已废弃的；不流行的
    • Is the Western a dead art form?西部电影这种艺术形式过时了吗？
    • a dead language (= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin)死语言（不再通用，如拉丁语）
    5.

    finished用完

  5. (informal) finished; not able to be used any more用完了的；不能再用的
    • dead matches划过的火柴
    • There were two dead bottles of wine on the table.桌子上有两个空酒瓶。
    6.

    place地方

  6. (informal, disapproving) very quiet, without activity or interest死气沉沉的；无活力的；无趣的
    • There were no theatres, no cinemas, no coffee bars. It was dead as anything.那时既无剧院，又无电影院，也无咖啡馆，死气沉沉。
    7.

    business商业

  7. (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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    tired疲劳

  8. [not usually before noun] (informal) extremely tired; not well筋疲力尽；身体不好
    • half dead with cold and hunger饥寒交迫，筋疲力尽
    • She felt dead on her feet and didn't have the energy to question them further.她觉得累死了，没有力气继续审问他们了。
    9.

    without feeling无感觉

  9. [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 synonym numb
    • My left arm had gone dead.我的左胳臂已经麻木了。
  10. dead to something unable to feel or understand emotions无动于衷；麻木不仁；无感觉 synonym insensitive
    • He was dead to all feelings of pity.他毫无同情心。
  11. (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 synonym expressionless
    • She said, ‘I'm sorry, too,’ in a quiet, dead voice.她平静而冷漠地说：“我也很抱歉。”
    • His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling.他那平日冷漠的灰眼睛突然亮了起来。
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    complete/exact完全；精确

  12. [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。
    13.

    never alive无生命

  13. 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
    14.

    in sport体育运动

  14. (of the ball) 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。
    15. Word OriginOld English dēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die.
Idioms
be dead and gone
  1. (informal) to be dead死了；不存在了
    • You'll be sorry you said that when I'm dead and gone.我死后你会为你说的话感到后悔的。
    • That won't happen until long after I'm dead and gone.那种事不会发生，除非我死后很久。
be a dead ringer for somebody
  1. (informal) to look very like somebody酷似，极像（某人）；（和某人）一模一样
    • She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.她酷似我以前认识的一个女孩。
(as) dead as a/the dodo
  1. (British English, informal) 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
  1. (informal) completely dead完全死了的；死僵了的
a dead duck
  1. (informal) 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）Topics Difficulty and failurec2
the dead hand of something
  1. an influence that controls or limits something（控制或阻碍事物发展的）影响
    • We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.我们必须摆脱官僚主义对工作的严重影响。
dead in the water
  1. 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
    • His leadership campaign is dead in the water.他参加领导层竞选无望成功。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
dead meat
  1. (informal) in serious trouble处境艰难；倒大霉
    • If anyone finds out, you're dead meat.如果有人发现，你可要倒大霉了。
dead on arrival
(abbreviation DOA)
  1. (of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at a hospital熟睡；沉睡；酣睡
    • She was pronounced dead on arrival.她在送达医院时即被宣布死亡。
    • He didn’t even make it to hospital: DOA.他甚至没去医院:DOA。
    • Many of the casualties were dead on arrival.许多伤亡人员到达时已经死亡。
  2. (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
    • The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate.这项法案在参议院就不可能通过。
    • The software was DOA.这软件送达时已经损坏。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
dead to the world
  1. in a deep sleep死了；不存在了
flog a dead horse
(North American English also beat a dead horse)
  1. (informal) 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
  1. (informal) to impress somebody very much使某人倾倒
    • You look fabulous—you'll knock 'em dead tonight.你看上去漂亮极了，今晚肯定把他们迷倒。
over my dead body
  1. (informal) used to show you are strongly opposed to something（表示强烈反对）除非我死了，我死也不
    • She moves into our home over my dead body.除非我死了，否则她别想搬进我们家。
somebody wouldn’t be seen/caught dead…
  1. (informal) used to say that you would not like to wear particular clothes, or to be in a particular situation（表示不愿穿戴某衣物或处于某种环境）死也不愿意
    • She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat.她最讨厌戴帽子。
    • He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother.他死也不愿意跟母亲一起去俱乐部。

dead

noun
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the dead
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  1. [plural] people who have died死人；死者
    • The dead and wounded in that one attack amounted to 6 000.仅那一次进攻就死伤达 6 000 人。
    see also living dead
  2. [singular] the state of being dead死
    • Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead.基督徒相信上帝使耶稣复活。
    • (figurative) In nine years he has brought his party back from the dead almost to the brink of power.九年来他使该党起死回生，甚至差点成为执政党。
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    3. Word OriginOld English dēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die.
Idioms
in the dead of night
(British English also at dead of night)
  1. in the quietest part of the night深夜；在夜晚万籁俱寂时
    • I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.深夜我悄悄地从床上爬起来，蹑手蹑脚地下了楼。
in the dead of winter
  1. in the coldest part of winter在隆冬；在严冬

dead

adverb
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    completely完全

  1. completely; exactly完全地；全然地；确实地
    • You're dead right!你完全正确！
    • (British English) a dead straight road笔直的道路
    • (British English) The train was dead on time.火车正点出发。
    • He's dead against the idea.他坚决反对这个想法。
    • The sight made him stop dead in his tracks (= stop suddenly).一看这情景，他惊呆了。
    • She's dead set on getting (= determined to get) this new job.她打定主意要得到这个新工作。
    2.

    very非常

  2. (British English, informal) very; extremely非常；绝对；极度
    • The instructions are dead easy to follow.这些指令很容易执行。
    • You were dead lucky to get that job.你得到那份工作，真是太幸运了。
    • I was dead scared.我怕得要死。
    3. Word OriginOld English dēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die.
Idioms
cut somebody dead
  1. (British English) to pretend not to have seen somebody; to refuse to say hello to somebody假装没看见，不理睬（某人）
    • She saw me, recognized me and cut me dead.她看见了我，也认出了我，却不理睬我。
dead to rights (North American English)
(British English bang to rights)
  1. (informal) with definite proof that you have committed a crime, so that you cannot claim to be innocent证据确凿；肯定无疑
    • We've got you dead to rights handling stolen property.我们认为你有权处理被盗财产。

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