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dead

¹ dead /ˈdɛd/ adjective

¹ dead

/ˈdɛd/

adjective

Learner's definition of DEAD

: no longer alive or living : no longer having life死亡的

Her husband is dead. He died last year.她丈夫死了，是去年过世的。
She's been dead for over 10 years now. [=she died more than 10 years ago]她已去世10多年了。
a dead insect/bird/dog死昆虫/鸟/狗
dead trees/leaves/skin枯树/叶；死皮
the dead [=lifeless] bodies of the soldiers士兵们的遗体
He was found dead in his apartment yesterday.昨天他被发现死在公寓里。
He lay dead on the floor.他躺在地上死了。
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。
She shot him dead. [=she killed him by shooting him]她开枪打死了他。
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。
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。
He was as good as dead. [=he was almost dead]他快要死了。
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。

Usage see: deceased

◊ To leave (someone or something) for dead is to leave a person or animal that you know will probably die instead of trying to help.认为无法救活而撇下不管

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。
He had been badly beaten and left for dead.他受到毒打并被撇下不管。

a [or more dead; most dead] deader; deadest : not able to feel or move麻木的；不能动弹的

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。

b : very tired筋疲力尽的；累坏的

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。
I arrived home from work half dead. [=exhausted]下班回家时，我已经累得不行了。
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。

c : feeling no emotions没有感情的；麻木不仁的

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。

informal : certain to be punished or hurt注定要受罚的；死定了

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。
If I ever get my hands on you, you're dead!如果让我抓到你，你就死定了！

of a machine or device : no longer working especially because of not having electricity无电流的；不通电的；（因无电力）不工作的

The car's battery is dead.这辆汽车的电池没电了。
dead electrical outlets不通电的电源插座
a dead telephone line有故障的电话线
The phones went dead during the storm.暴风雨期间，这些电话出故障了。

: no longer active or operating不再活跃的；无用的；失效的

a dead [=extinct] volcano死火山
dead companies没有发展前景的公司
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。
a dead deal已终止的交易

: naturally not living无生命的；非生物的

rocks and other dead [=inanimate] matter岩石和其他无生命物质

[or more dead; most dead] deader; deadest : lacking in activity or excitement无活力的；无生气的；呆滞的

The store's been dead [=quiet] all day.这家店整天都冷冷清清的。
This party's completely dead. [=it is not lively]这次聚会气氛死气沉沉的。
The audience was kind of dead tonight.今晚观众的反应有些冷淡。

— used to describe a time when nothing is being said or done（时间段）空档的，无事可做的

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。

: no longer performed or enjoyed过时的

He says that disco is dead.他说迪斯科已经过时了。
a dead art form过时的艺术形式

of a language : no longer spoken（语言）不再被使用的

Latin is a dead language.拉丁语是一种不再通用的语言。

sports — used to describe a situation in which play stops during a game死球的

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。
The ball is dead if it goes beyond the white line.球如果越过白线就是死球。

a : complete, total, or absolute完全的；全然的；绝对的

There was dead silence in the room.房间里一片死寂。
She spoke with dead certainty.她斩钉截铁地说。
I chased them at a dead run for three miles.我拼命地追了他们三英里路。
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。
She fell to the floor in a dead faint.她昏倒在地，不省人事。
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。
He's a dead ringer for [=he looks exactly like] his father.他长得和他父亲像极了。
(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。

b : sudden and complete猝然的

The bus came to a dead [=abrupt] stop.公共汽车突然停了下来。

: perfect or exact准确的；精准的

Her arrow hit the dead [=very] center of the target.她的箭正中靶心。

(as) dead as a doornail

(chiefly US) informal or chiefly British (as) dead as a dodo

— used to stress that someone or something is dead确实已死

The old captain was dead as a doornail.老船长确实已经死了。

— often used figuratively常用作比喻

The negotiations are as dead as a doornail.谈判彻底失败了。
The deal is dead as a doornail.这笔生意彻底告吹。

beat a dead horse

or flog a dead horse

— see ¹horse

catch/see (someone) dead

informal

◊ If you say that people wouldn't/won't catch/see you dead or that you wouldn't/won't be caught/seen dead doing something, you refuse to let others see you doing it because it would cause you to be embarrassed.（由于尴尬）死也不肯做某事

I wouldn't be caught/seen dead wearing that hideous outfit.我死也不会穿那难看的套装。
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。

dead and buried

or dead and gone

: no longer living : dead 死的

He's been dead and buried for 50 years.他去世已经50年了。
relatives long dead and gone去世已久的亲戚们

: no longer used or accepted不再使用（或接受）

Those old family traditions are dead and buried.那些过去的家族传统已不复存在。
That idea is dead and buried.那个想法已不再被接受。
The days of our childhood are dead and gone.我们的童年已一去不复返。

dead from the neck up

informal

: very stupid or foolish没有头脑的；笨得很的

Most of his friends are dead from the neck up.他的大多数朋友都笨头笨脑的。

dead in the water

informal

: not making any progress : not having any chance of success停滞不前的；没有一点进展的；无成功希望的

The peace talks were dead in the water.和谈停滞不前。
His election campaign is dead in the water.他的竞选活动成功无望。

dead men tell no tales

— see tale

dead on arrival

: having died before getting to a hospital, emergency room, etc.送到（医院、急救室等）时已死亡

The victim was dead on arrival at the hospital.被害人在送到医院时已死亡。

— often used figuratively常用作比喻

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。

dead to rights

— see ³right

dead to the world

informal

: sleeping very deeply沉睡；酣睡

You can't wake him up. He's dead to the world.你叫不醒他，他睡得正香呢。

drop dead

informal

: to fall to the ground and die very suddenly倒地身亡；倒毙

She dropped dead while playing basketball.她在打篮球时突然倒地身亡。

— used as a rude way to tell someone to leave you alone去你的（表示无礼）

“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！”

— see also drop-dead

knock dead

— see ¹knock

over my dead body

— see body

— deadness

noun [noncount]

² dead /ˈdɛd/ noun

plural dead

² dead

/ˈdɛd/

noun

plural dead

Learner's definition of DEAD

[plural] : people who have died死者；死人

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。

— usually used with the通常与the连用

the living and the dead生者和死者
His mother and brother were among the dead.死者当中有他的妈妈和哥哥。
the souls/spirits of the dead亡灵

the dead : the state of being dead — usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying死而复生（通常用于短语

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。
They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.他们相信耶稣死而复生。

[noncount] : the time in the middle of the night or winter深夜；隆冬

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。
He began his journey in the dead of winter.他在隆冬时节踏上了旅程。

³ dead /ˈdɛd/ adverb

³ dead

/ˈdɛd/

adverb

Learner's definition of DEAD

: completely or totally全然地；绝对地

I think you're dead [=absolutely, utterly] wrong.我认为你完全错了。
She's dead certain that she can finish the job.她非常肯定自己能完成这项工作。
We were dead tired by the end of the day.一天下来，我们累得要死。
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。
They were both dead drunk and passed out on the floor.他们两人都烂醉如泥，昏倒在地。
She finished the race dead last.她最后一个跑完了赛程。
The mayor was dead set against [=strongly opposed to] the plan.市长坚决反对这个计划。
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。

: in a sudden and complete way突然；顿时

He stopped dead in his tracks. [=stopped suddenly]他突然停住了脚步。

: directly or exactly直接地；准确地；正好

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。
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。

TOEFL BNC: 877 COCA: 726

dead

1 of 3

adjective

ˈded

: deprived of life : no longer alive

a dead tree

dead soldiers

missing and presumed dead

a(1)

: having the appearance of death : deathly

in a dead faint

(2)

: lacking power to move, feel, or respond : numb

my arm feels dead

: very tired

Our legs were completely dead after the hike.

c(1)

: incapable of being stirred emotionally or intellectually : unresponsive

a heart dead to pity

felt dead inside

(2)

: grown cold : extinguished

dead coals

: inanimate, inert

dead matter

: barren, infertile

dead soil

: no longer producing or functioning : exhausted

a dead battery

a(1)

: lacking power or effect

a dead law

(2)

: no longer having interest, relevance, or significance

a dead issue

: no longer in use : obsolete

a dead language

: no longer active : extinct

a dead volcano

: lacking in gaiety or animation

a dead party

e(1)

: lacking in commercial activity : quiet

The city is dead after five o'clock.

(2)

: commercially idle or unproductive

dead capital

: lacking elasticity (see elasticity sense 1a)

a dead tennis ball

: being out of action or out of use

The phone went dead.

specifically, electrical engineering : free from any connection to a source of voltage and free from electric charges

a dead electrical circuit

h(1)

sports and games : being out of play

a dead ball

(2)

croquet : temporarily forbidden to play or to make a certain play

: not running or circulating : stagnant

dead water

: not turning

the dead center of a lathe

mechanical engineering : not imparting motion or power although otherwise functioning

a dead rear axle

: lacking warmth, vigor, or taste

The fire was dead.

a dead wine

: absolutely uniform

a dead level of mediocrity

b(1)

: unerring

a dead shot with a rifle

(2)

: exact

dead center of the target

(3)

: certain to be doomed

he's dead if he's late for curfew

(4)

: irrevocable

a dead loss

: abrupt

brought to a dead stop

d(1)

: complete, absolute

a dead silence

(2)

: all-out

caught it on the dead run

: devoid of former occupants

dead villages

deadness noun

dead

2 of 3

noun

plural dead

: someone who is no longer alive : one that is dead (see dead entry 1 sense 1)

—usually used collectively

They were among the dead.

: the state of being dead

raised him from the dead

Colossians 2:12 (Revised Standard Version)

: the time of greatest quiet

the dead of night

dead

3 of 3

adverb

: absolutely, utterly

dead certain

finished dead last

The room became dead quiet.

Farley Mowat

: suddenly and completely

stopped dead in his tracks

: directly

dead ahead

Phrases

dead in the water

: incapable of being effective : stalled

peace talks were dead in the water

: as good as dead : doomed

most books are dead in the water long before their publication

Phillip Lopate

dead to rights

: with no chance of escape or excuse : red-handed

had him dead to rights for the robbery

over one's dead body

: only by overcoming one's utter and determined resistance

vows that they'll raise his taxes over his dead body

Choose the Right Synonym for dead

dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life.

dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life.

a dead, listless performance

defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation.

a defunct television series

deceased, departed, and late apply to persons who have died recently.

deceased is the preferred term in legal use.

the estate of the deceased

departed is used usually as a euphemism.

our departed sister

late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status.

the company's late president

Example Sentences

Adjective Her husband is dead. He died last year. He was found dead in his apartment yesterday. He lay dead on the floor. The lost mountain climbers were believed dead. The poster said that the robbers were wanted dead or alive. Our legs were completely dead after hiking all day. I'm dead if I come in late for work again. If I ever get my hands on you, you're dead! Noun By the end of the war, there were over two million dead. He began his journey in the dead of winter. Adverb She's dead certain that she can finish the job. We were dead tired by the end of the day. He's not joking. In fact, he's dead serious. They were both dead drunk and passed out on the floor. She finished the race dead last. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

After Ledwell is found dead and Blay wounded, that theory at least is put to rest.

Mary Mcnamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 He was found dead the following morning at 8:07 a.m., prosecutors said.

Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 Five people were found dead inside a home in northeastern Maryland on Friday after deputies were called to investigate a report of a shooting, authorities said.

Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 The Cecil County Sheriff's Office said five people were found dead inside the home on a cul-de-sac in Elk Mills, a few miles from the Delaware state line, CBS Baltimore reported.

CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 The man was later found dead in a detached garage with a semiautomatic handgun nearby, according to officials, while the other four victims were found in the residence.

Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The person who was found dead has not yet been identified by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.

The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 For her, peace can only be built over Sauron’s dead body, which means that peace is never truly achievable.

Daniel Bessner, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 In the heat of a summer day, Draginja discovers a dead body that resembles her.

Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022

Noun

The man was put in contact with the article's author, who was able to point him to the field where the dead were buried.

Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2022 These days, the sidewalks in Creekwood are periodically dotted with memorials to the young dead.

Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Western estimates of Russian dead have ranged from more than 15,000 to over 20,000 — more than the Soviet Union lost during its 10-year war in Afghanistan.

Inna Varenytsia, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 This would lead to an access portal into the more spacious main chamber, which had a diameter of around 16 feet, where the dead would be laid to rest.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022 Their private efforts to remember and honor the dead reveal a grace born of grief, an essential humanity that defies the barbarism unleashed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022 To solve his mystery, Hendershott partnered with the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that helps ID the dead.

Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022 From crime-scene cleaners to death-mask makers, detectives to reconstruction artists, those who make their living from the dead are legion.

Brandy Schillace, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 There is little room for false starts and dead-ends as countries transform their energy, agricultural and industrial systems on the way to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Gaurav Ganti, The Conversation, 16 Aug. 2022

Adverb

Of course, Zelman’s housing bust fears were proved more than correct, and all those at the time who thought demographics would continue to propel ’00s home prices forward were proved dead wrong.

Lance Lambert, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 And of course, just like all of their other grandiose claims, this one is dead wrong.

Fox News Staff, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 The estimates, thanks to the economic upheaval created by the pandemic, proved to be dead wrong in most cases.

Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022 For now, everything is on the table — and the possibility of all these theories being dead wrong in favor of something even more confounding is equally likely.

Brendan Morrow, The Week, 30 June 2022 Those two women are Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a royal Moroi vampire, and Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), her Dhampir best friend who is dead set on keeping her safe.

Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Most of us spend most of our gym time dead-set on blasting our biceps and torching our triceps, but fail to place any focus on our forearms.

Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 21 July 2022 Sasha is dead set against appearing on the Strange Exits podcast.

Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Since the firm started streaming in 2007, company leaders have been dead set against ads.

Jon Markman, Forbes, 29 June 2022 See More

Phrases Containing dead

TOEFL BNC: 877 COCA: 726

dead

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES

VERBS

➤be, lie死了

◇His wife lay dead beside him.他的妻子死了，躺在他的身邊。

➤look看上去死了

▸➤play裝死

◇The animal will sometimes escape danger by playing dead.這種動物有時靠裝死躲過危險。

➤drop, fall, fall down倒地身亡

◇He just dropped dead one day at work.一天他就在工作的時候突然倒地身亡。

➤shoot sb, strike sb槍殺某人；（閃電）擊死某人

◇Gunmen shot dead two unarmed police officers.持槍歹徒槍殺了兩名未攜帶武器的警官。

◇She had been struck dead by lightning.她是給閃電劈死的。

➤find sb發現某人死去

◇The woman was found dead with a rope around her neck.有人發現那個女人死了，脖子上纏着一根繩子。

➤declare sb, pronounce sb宣佈某人死亡

◇She was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.到達醫院時，她便被宣佈死亡。

ADVERB

➤quite (especially BrE) 徹底死亡

◇I'm afraid he's quite dead.恐怕他已經徹底斷氣兒了。

➤almost, nearly幾乎死去

▸➤already已經死亡

◇By the time the police arrived, he was already dead.警察趕到時，他已經死了。

PHRASES

➤dead and buried (figurative) 壽終正寢

◇In ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician.10 年以後他的政治生涯就會壽終正寢。

➤dead and gone死去

◇That won't happen until long after I'm dead and gone.那種事不會發生，除非我死後很久。

➤dead or alive是死還是活

◇A reward was offered for his capture dead or alive.只要抓到他，不論死活，都有賞。

➤more dead than alive接近死亡；奄奄一息

◇Poor child, she looks more dead than alive.可憐的孩子，她看上去跟死人沒什麼兩樣。

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