dead

[ded]

adj.死的, 不起作用的, 无趣的, 筋疲力尽的, 麻木的, 完全的, 无效的, 沉闷的, （指球）界外的
adv.完全地, 直接地, 突然地
n.死人, 最寂静的时候

a.[Z]

1. 死的; 枯的

It is a dead volcano.

那是座死火山。

2. 已废的, 不用的

3. 无效的, 失效的

Our radio receiver went dead.

我们的无线电接收机失灵了。

4. 完全的, 全然的[B]

There was a dead silence after the announcement.

宣布后接着而来的是一片寂静。

5. 无生命的; 熄灭的

6. 无感觉的, 麻木的[F]

7. (球赛中)(球)反弹不起的

8. (声音)沉闷的; (颜色)暗淡的

9. 不发挥作用的, 不生产的

10. 【美】【口】精疲力尽的[F]

11. 肯定无疑的

ad.

1. 突然地, 完全地

The deer stopped dead in her tracks.

这鹿突然就地停住。

2. 【口】绝对, 极为

3. 【口】正对着, 直接地

He looked me dead in the eye.

他直盯着我的眼睛看。

n.

1. 死者[M]

twenty dead

二十个死者

the honored dead

受人尊敬的死者

2. 最寂静的时候[the S]

词形变化

形容词比较级: deader | 形容词最高级: deadest | 名词: deadness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.死的, 无生命的

lifeless  deceased  defunct  gone

a.无生气的; 阴沉的

dull  inactive  inanimate  flat  dreary  

同义参见:

out  tiresome  boring  extinct  exanimate  bloodless  shot  over  asleep  

反义:

a.死的; 麻木的; 沉闷的

alive  living  

反义参见:

live  

英英释义

名词 dead:

people who are no longer living

a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

形容词 dead:

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat

very tired

同义词：all in, beat, bushed

unerringly accurate

physically inactive

total

同义词：utter

not endowed with life

同义词：inanimate, nonliving, non-living

(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

同义词：numb

devoid of physical sensation; numb

同义词：deadened

lacking acoustic resonance

not yielding a return

同义词：idle

not circulating or flowing

同义词：stagnant

out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

not surviving in active use

lacking resilience or bounce

no longer in force or use; inactive

同义词：defunct

no longer having force or relevance

sudden and complete

drained of electric charge; discharged

同义词：drained

lacking animation or excitement or activity

同义词：lifeless

devoid of activity

副词 dead:

quickly and without warning

同义词：abruptly, suddenly, short

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

同义词：absolutely, perfectly, utterly

短语词组

dead beat

1. 精疲力尽

He was dead beat after a day's work.

一天工作下来, 他累垮了。

dead to

1. 对……无感觉

He is really dead to shame.

他真是不知羞耻。

补充

deaddead英:[ded] 美:[dɛd]adj.1.死去的, 已故的Mary threw away the dead flowers.玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。He is dead of a disease.他病死了。The baby was born dead.婴儿生下时就已死了。A bullet struck him dead.一颗子弹把他击毙了。He has been now dead for many years.他已死去多年。2.无感觉的; 麻木的It's so cold outside that my fingers feel dead.外面很冷, 我的手指都冻僵了。adv.1.完全地, 绝对地, 彻底地You're not coming with us, so drop dead!你不和我们一起来, 去你的！He was dead tired.他疲倦极了。He was dead asleep.他完全睡着了。I'm dead sure.我绝对肯定。You are dead right.你完全正确。I was dead drunk yesterday evening.昨晚我烂醉如泥。I don't know how Ann stands for her husband's behaviour; he comes home dead drunk nearly every night.我不知道安是怎么忍受她丈夫的行为的, 他几乎每天晚上回家时都烂醉如泥。I'm dead keen on Chinese paintings.我非常喜欢中国画。The stranger was dead ahead.那陌生人就在前面。Close the door, please.The wind is blowing dead against me.请关上门, 风正对着我吹。The man is dead against me for some reason or the other.那人以各种理由死命反对我。Someone is dead against your plan.有人拼命反对你的计划。His shot was dead on target.他射得正中目标。God, it's dead on eight.I'm only just in time.天哪, 正好8点, 我总算及时赶到了。The deputation to see the Prime Minister arrived dead on time and was received at once.要求会见首相的代表团准时抵达并立即受到接见。

例句

1. He was already dead when the doctor came.医生赶来的时候他已经死了。 2. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.他被送到医院时被宣告已经死亡。 3. He wouldn't scruple to shoot you dead if you got in his way.如果你妨碍他, 他会毫无顾忌地开枪打死你。 4. The group had shot dead another hostage.这个团伙已经枪杀了另一名人质。 5. dead matter无生命物质 6. mountains of dead earth and stumps of trees堆积如山的死土和树桩 7. The water is dead: polluted and stagnant.这是一潭死水：受了污染, 恶臭无比。 8. The deal with Chelsea may not be dead.与切尔西的协议或许还没有失效。 9. It's a dead issue, Baxter.这个问题已经没人再谈论了, 巴克斯特。 10. a dead language死语言 11. trying to rub his dead fingers back to life试着搓一搓他那麻木的手指让其恢复知觉 12. My leg has gone dead.我的腿麻了。 13. some dead little town where the liveliest thing is the flies某个死气沉沉的小镇, 在那里最富活力的是苍蝇 14. This made that holiday week a particularly dead period.这使得假期周变得特别死气沉沉。 15. The line was dead.线路不通。 16. On another occasion I answered the phone and the line went dead.另一次我接电话时, 线路不通了。 17. The car won't start; the battery's dead.汽车发动不了, 电瓶没电了。 18. He had a dead cigarette between his fingers.他手指间夹着一根熄灭的香烟。 19. The fire was dead.火灭了。 20. This bottle's dead. But we've got another one.这一瓶空了, 不过我们还有一瓶。 21. We sat in dead silence.我们在死寂中坐着。 22. Lila's boat came to a dead stop.莉拉的船猝然停下。 23. The train had come to a dead halt.火车已完全停下。 24. I feel pretty dead right now.我现在觉得累死了。 25. We were half dead after a journey of 15 miles on foot over rough terrain.我们在崎岖不平的路上步行15英里后都累极了。 26. 'That is correct, Meg,' he answered in his cold, dead voice.“没错, 梅格。”他用冰冷、漠然的声音答道。 27. He remained dead to my most urgent pleas.他对我无比迫切的请求始终无动于衷。 28. She seemed to be dead to the situation developing around her.她似乎对于身边事态的发展漠不关心。 29. The blood drained from his face, leaving the skin a dead white.他的脸血色尽失, 变得惨白。 30. Then he heard a piercing scream echoing down the deep well, ending in a dull, dead thud.这时他听到深井下回荡起一声刺耳的尖叫, 砰的一声闷响之后, 尖叫声消失了。 31. a dead acoustic沉闷的音质 32. Sam was a dead shot with an air rifle.萨姆用气步枪射击十分精准。 33. The ball is dead.这个球是死球。 34. dead capital/funds呆滞资本/闲置资金 35. dead ground/zone/space盲区 36. If you screw up again, you're dead!如果你再搞砸, 那你死定了！ 37. You're dead if your mother catches you at that.这件事如果让你妈妈逮到, 那你就要遭殃了。 38. I thought the whole business was dead and buried.我还以为整件事已经彻底结束了。 39. In two years, the British coal industry will be dead and buried.再过两年, 英国煤炭业就彻底完蛋了。 40. Often a genius is recognized only after he is dead and gone.天才常常在死后才得到认可。 41. I accepted finally that Mother was dead and gone.我最终接受了母亲去世的事实。 42. Is he really dead?—dead as a doornail, old fellow.他真的死了吗？——确实死了, 老兄。 43. The staff in that library are all dead from the neck up.那个图书馆的管理人员全都笨死了。 44. The talks are now dead in the water.会谈现已宣告失败。 45. A 'no' vote would have left the treaty dead in the water.一张否决票可能就会使这个条约胎死腹中。 46. Horace was on the sofa, dead to the world and snoring loudly.霍勒斯在沙发上熟睡, 鼾声大作。 47. He dropped dead on his way to work one morning.他在一天清晨上班途中猝死。 48. 75% of the firms he called were hostile and told him to 'drop dead'.他致电的公司中有75%都会态度恶劣地跟他说：“去你的”。 49. Good morning, Simone, and may I say I've never seen you looking lovelier?— Drop dead!早上好, 西蒙娜, 我觉得你比什么时候都漂亮！——滚开！ 50. The poor woman was half dead with fright.这个可怜的女人害怕得要命。 51. The thugs beat him with baseball bats and left him for dead at the side of the road.一帮流氓用棒球棍殴打他, 把他扔在路边等死。 52. He put on a burst of speed and left the rest of the field for dead.他猛地加速, 将其他人远远甩在了后面。 53. Let's invite her to dinner.—Over my dead body!咱们请她来吃饭吧。——除非我死了！ 54. I wouldn't be seen dead in a straw hat.我绝对不会戴草帽。 55. I wouldn't be caught dead in such an old-fashioned place.我绝对不会去那样老土的地方。 56. men who wouldn't be seen dead pushing a pram死也不会去推婴儿车的男人们 57. You're dead right!你完全正确！ 58. He was dead against the idea.他坚决反对这个主意。 59. I am dead against the legalization of drugs.我坚决反对毒品合法化。 60. We all stopped dead, terrified.我们一下子全都停了下来, 吓坏了。 61. Passers-by stopped dead and gazed at the spectacle open-mouthed.过路人全都停住脚步, 目瞪口呆地盯着这奇景。 62. She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead.她本打算悄悄进门, 可是谈话却戛然而止。 63. She stopped him dead.她突然拦住了他。 64. The sight of it stopped them dead.一看见它, 他们猝然停住了。 65. That comment stopped the conversation dead, as indeed it was intended to.那句话使谈话戛然而止, 而说那句话的目的也正在于此。 66. A fishing boat came out of nowhere, dead ahead.一艘渔船不知从哪里冒了出来, 就在正前方。 67. The train arrived dead on time.火车准点到达。 68. Their arrows are dead on target.他们的箭正中靶心。 69. Mars was dead in the centre of the telescope.火星就在望远镜里正中央的位置。 70. He adjusted each chesspiece so that it stood dead in the centre of its square.他调整每颗棋子, 让它们立于格子的正中央。 71. The house is dead easy to get to.这栋房子非常好找。 72. His poems sound dead boring, actually.实际上, 他的诗听上去非常乏味。 73. He was dead tired, almost too tired to eat dinner.他筋疲力尽, 累得几乎连晚饭都吃不下。 74. I don't know if it was a guess, but it was dead on.我不知道这是不是猜的, 但确实很准。 75. The dead included six soldiers.死者中包括六名士兵。 76. a festival when the Chinese honour the dead中国人纪念逝者的节日 77. I flew into the country in the dead of night.我于深夜飞抵该国。 78. We buried it in the garden at dead of night.我们在夜深人静的时候把它埋在了花园里。 79. one Thursday morning in the dead of winter寒冬里一个周四的清晨 80. This was a company that, by all appearances, had risen from the dead.种种迹象表明这家公司已经起死回生。 81. a dead body.死尸。 82. [as complement]he was shot dead by terrorists.他被恐怖分子射死。 83. a cold, dead voice.冷漠无情的声音。 84. pollution had become a dead issue.污染已经成了过去的问题。 85. a dead planet.无生物的行星。 86. Brussels isn't dead after dark, if you know where to look.布鲁塞尔在天黑之后并不是死气沉沉的，你要是找对地方就会发现这一点。 87. the phone had gone dead.电话打不通了。 88. the batteries are dead.电池没电了。 89. the fire had been dead for some days.火熄了好几天了。 90. we sat in dead silence.我们沉默地坐着。 91. you're dead right.你绝对正确。 92. he was dead against the idea.他完全反对那个主意。 93. they arrived dead on time.他们刚好按时到达。 94. red flares were seen dead ahead.正前方看得见红色的火焰。 95. omelettes are dead easy to prepare.蛋饼很容易做的。 96. the incident is dead and buried.事件已经结束了。 97. the economy is dead in the water.经济停滞。 98. if anyone finds out, you're dead meat.要是有人发现，你就死定了。 99. her judgement was dead on.她的判断完全正确。 100. Christ rose from the dead.耶稣死而复生。 101. the cartoon brought animation back from the dead.这部卡通片使动画恢复了活力。 102. I wouldn't be seen dead in a navy suit.我死都不会穿海军服的。 103. My father's dead. He died two years ago.我的父亲已经去世。他是两年前死的。 104. Police found a dead body under the bridge.警方在桥底下发现一具尸体。 105. The man was shot dead by a masked gunman.那男子被一个蒙面枪手开枪打死。 106. dead leaves枯叶 107. Latin is a dead language.拉丁文是死的语言。 108. I picked up the telephone but the line was dead.我拿起电话，但线路坏了。 109. This battery's dead.这节电池没有电了。 110. This town is completely dead after 11 o'clock at night.这市镇晚上过了11点钟一片死寂。 111. a dead silence/calm一片死寂；完全的平静 112. The arrow hit the dead centre of the target.那箭不偏不倚，正中靶心。 113. a dead-end job (= one that offers no chance of promotion)没有机会晋升的工作 114. A church service was held in memory of the dead.教堂举行了追悼死者的仪式。 115. The car made a strange noise and then stopped dead.汽车发出一阵怪声，然后完全停下。 116. He's dead keen to start work.他十分渴望开始工作。 117. Her husband is dead. He died last year.她丈夫死了，是去年过世的。 118. She's been dead for over 10 years now. [=she died more than 10 years ago]她已去世10多年了。 119. a dead insect/bird/dog死昆虫/鸟/狗 120. dead trees/leaves/skin枯树/叶；死皮 121. the dead [=lifeless] bodies of the soldiers士兵们的遗体 122. He was found dead in his apartment yesterday.昨天他被发现死在公寓里。 123. He lay dead on the floor.他躺在地上死了。 124. The lost mountain climbers were believed/presumed dead.人们认为/推测失踪的登山队员们已经遇难。 125. She shot him dead. [=she killed him by shooting him]她开枪打死了他。 126. "When we found her, she was more dead than alive. [=almost dead; very close to death]"当我们发现她时，她已奄奄一息。 127. The poster said that the robbers were wanted dead or alive.告示上写着要缉拿这些抢劫犯，活要见人，死要见尸。 128. He was as good as dead. [=he was almost dead]他快要死了。 129. She taught her dog to play dead. [=to lie on its back and pretend to be dead]她训练她的狗躺下装死。 130. They hit the dog with their car and left it for dead on the side of the road.他们开车撞了那条狗，还把它撇在路边不管。 131. He had been badly beaten and left for dead.他受到毒打并被撇下不管。 132. My hand was dead [=numb] after holding the bag for so long.长时间拎包之后，我的手都麻了。 133. Our legs were completely dead after hiking all day.徒步行走一整天后，我们的腿一点力气也没有了。 134. I arrived home from work half dead. [=exhausted]下班回家时，我已经累得不行了。 135. "By the end of the day the workers were dead on their feet. [=very tired but still standing, working, etc.]"工人们干了一天都累坏了，依然没有歇脚。 136. "After the war, I was emotionally dead. [=I was no longer able to feel happiness, sadness, etc.]"战争过后，我已变得麻木不仁。 137. I'm dead if I come in late for work again.如果上班再迟到的话，我就死定了。 138. "If I ever get my hands on you, you're dead!"如果让我抓到你，你就死定了！ 139. The car's battery is dead.这辆汽车的电池没电了。 140. dead electrical outlets不通电的电源插座 141. a dead telephone line有故障的电话线 142. The phones went dead during the storm.暴风雨期间，这些电话出故障了。 143. a dead [=extinct] volcano死火山 144. dead companies没有发展前景的公司 145. That plan is dead for now. We've started developing a new one.现在那个计划行不通了。我们已经开始制订新的方案。 146. a dead deal已终止的交易 147. rocks and other dead [=inanimate] matter岩石和其他无生命物质 148. The store's been dead [=quiet] all day.这家店整天都冷冷清清的。 149. This party's completely dead. [=it is not lively]这次聚会气氛死气沉沉的。 150. The audience was kind of dead tonight.今晚观众的反应有些冷淡。 151. We played cards to fill in the dead time between the two performances.我们玩纸牌打发两场表演之间的空档时间。 152. He says that disco is dead.他说迪斯科已经过时了。 153. a dead art form过时的艺术形式 154. Latin is a dead language.拉丁语是一种不再通用的语言。 155. "In American football, the ball is dead [=out of play] after an incomplete forward pass."在美式橄榄球中，向前传球失败，这个球就会被判为死球。 156. The ball is dead if it goes beyond the white line.球如果越过白线就是死球。 157. There was dead silence in the room.房间里一片死寂。 158. She spoke with dead certainty.她斩钉截铁地说。 159. I chased them at a dead run for three miles.我拼命地追了他们三英里路。 160. The camera is a dead giveaway [=clearly shows] that you're a tourist.照相机清楚地表明你是一名游客。 161. She fell to the floor in a dead faint.她昏倒在地，不省人事。 162. "The evening wasn't all I had hoped for, but is wasn't a dead loss. [=it wasn't completely bad]"晚会不是我所希望的那样，但也不是一点也不好。 163. He's a dead ringer for [=he looks exactly like] his father.他长得和他父亲像极了。 164. "(Brit, informal) They're a dead cert [=a sure thing, a sure bet] to win. [=they are certain to win]"他们赢定了。 165. The bus came to a dead [=abrupt] stop.公共汽车突然停了下来。 166. Her arrow hit the dead [=very] center of the target.她的箭正中靶心。 167. The old captain was dead as a doornail.老船长确实已经死了。 168. The negotiations are as dead as a doornail.谈判彻底失败了。 169. The deal is dead as a doornail.这笔生意彻底告吹。 170. I wouldn't be caught/seen dead wearing that hideous outfit.我死也不会穿那难看的套装。 171. She won't be caught dead going to the movies with her obnoxious brother.她死也不肯和她那个招人讨厌的哥哥一起去看电影。 172. He's been dead and buried for 50 years.他去世已经50年了。 173. relatives long dead and gone去世已久的亲戚们 174. Those old family traditions are dead and buried.那些过去的家族传统已不复存在。 175. That idea is dead and buried.那个想法已不再被接受。 176. The days of our childhood are dead and gone.我们的童年已一去不复返。 177. Most of his friends are dead from the neck up.他的大多数朋友都笨头笨脑的。 178. The peace talks were dead in the water.和谈停滞不前。 179. His election campaign is dead in the water.他的竞选活动成功无望。 180. The victim was dead on arrival at the hospital.被害人在送到医院时已死亡。 181. Some are saying that any new tax proposal would be dead on arrival. [=would have no chances of being approved]有人说任何新的税收提案都不会得到通过。 182. You can't wake him up. He's dead to the world.你叫不醒他，他睡得正香呢。 183. She dropped dead while playing basketball.她在打篮球时突然倒地身亡。 184. “He asked you for help after being such a jerk? You should have told him to drop dead!”“他如此混蛋还让你帮忙？你本该告诉他去死吧！” 185. "By the end of the war, there were over two million dead."战争结束时，死亡人数已超过两百万。 186. the living and the dead生者和死者 187. His mother and brother were among the dead.死者当中有他的妈妈和哥哥。 188. the souls/spirits of the dead亡灵 189. "For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead."那一瞬间，我还以为爷爷死而复生了。 190. They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.他们相信耶稣死而复生。 191. She left in the dead of the night. = She left at dead of night. [=she left very late at night]她是深夜离开的。 192. He began his journey in the dead of winter.他在隆冬时节踏上了旅程。 193. "I think you're dead [=absolutely, utterly] wrong."我认为你完全错了。 194. She's dead certain that she can finish the job.她非常肯定自己能完成这项工作。 195. We were dead tired by the end of the day.一天下来，我们累得要死。 196. "He's not joking. In fact, he's dead serious."他没在开玩笑。事实上，他是非常认真的。 197. They were both dead drunk and passed out on the floor.他们两人都烂醉如泥，昏倒在地。 198. She finished the race dead last.她最后一个跑完了赛程。 199. The mayor was dead set against [=strongly opposed to] the plan.市长坚决反对这个计划。 200. She was dead set on going to college. [=she was completely certain she wanted to go to college]她打定主意要上大学。 201. He stopped dead in his tracks. [=stopped suddenly]他突然停住了脚步。 202. The island is dead ahead of us. [=the island is right in front of us]那小岛就在我们的正前方。 203. She hung the picture dead center on the wall. [=she hung the picture in the exact center of the wall]她把画挂在了墙的正中间。