
好词典

源自西非伏都教(voodoo)词汇 'nzambi'(意为神灵),通过海地克里奥尔语传入英语,原指被巫术复活的尸体。
❶ 指传说中通过巫术复活的尸体,行动缓慢且没有自主意识,常见于恐怖故事或影视作品中。
“The zombie slowly approached the terrified villagers.”
(僵尸缓慢地靠近惊恐的村民们。)
“She dressed up as a zombie for Halloween.”
(她万圣节装扮成了僵尸。)
❶ 比喻那些行动迟缓、缺乏生气或机械重复的人,常用于幽默或批评的语境。
“After working all night, he felt like a zombie the next day.”
(通宵工作后,第二天他感觉自己像个行尸走肉。)
“The students looked like zombies during the early morning lecture.”
(学生们在清晨的讲座上看起来无精打采。)
zombie apocalypse — 指僵尸大规模出现并威胁人类生存的虚构灾难场景,常见于影视和游戏题材。
“The TV show depicts a group of survivors during a zombie apocalypse.”
(这部电视剧描绘了一群人在僵尸末日中求生的故事。)
zombie computer — 指被黑客控制而用于发送垃圾邮件或发动网络攻击的计算机,用户通常不知情。
“His computer became a zombie after downloading a malicious file.”
(他的电脑在下载恶意文件后变成了僵尸电脑。)