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dead

UK /ded/US /ded/

词源

源自古英语 'dēad',与古高地德语 'tōt' 和古诺尔斯语 'dauðr' 同源,原始日耳曼语词根 *dauþaz。

adjective

❶ 指生物失去生命,不再有生命体征的状态。常用于描述人、动物或植物的死亡。

“The flowers in the vase are dead.”

(花瓶里的花已经枯萎了。)

“He found a dead bird on the sidewalk.”

(他在人行道上发现了一只死鸟。)

❶ 形容事物不再活跃、运作或有效,如设备停止工作、话题不再讨论等。

“The party was dead by midnight.”

(午夜时分派对已经冷场了。)

“This issue is a dead topic in the meeting.”

(这个议题在会议上无人问津。)

同义词:lifeless, deceased, extinct, inactive

adverb

❶ 表示完全、彻底或绝对的程度,常用于强调某种状态或动作。

“He was dead tired after the marathon.”

(马拉松后他累得半死。)

“The arrow hit dead center.”

(箭正中靶心。)

同义词:completely, absolutely, totally

常见短语

dead end — 指没有出口或解决方案的困境,常用于比喻无法前进的情况。

“This research has hit a dead end.”

(这项研究陷入了死胡同。)

dead of night — 形容深夜最安静、黑暗的时刻,通常指午夜到凌晨的时段。

“The noise woke me up in the dead of night.”

(深夜的声响把我吵醒了。)