| 释义 |
*dead¹ /dɛd; ded/
adj
1 no longer alive 已死的，已故的:
Her mother's been dead for two years. 她母亲去世已有两年了。
I think that plant's dead. 我认为那棵植物已死了。
2 an engine, telephone etc that is dead is not working because there is no power 已废的，无正常功能的:
Is the battery dead? 那节电池废了吗？
go dead The phones went dead in the storm. 暴风雨中电话接不通了。
3 a place that is dead does not have anything interesting happening in it 沉闷的，萧条的:
The bar is usually dead until about 10 o'clock. 这家酒吧在大约十点前通常都是死气沉沉的。
4 a part of your body that is dead has no feeling in it for a short time 〔暂时感到〕麻木的，无知觉的:
go dead I'd been sitting down for so long my leg went dead. 我坐了这么久，腿都麻木了。
5 over my dead body spoken used when you are determined not to allow something to happen 【口】 绝对不行，死也不同意:
You'll marry him over my dead body! 我死也不许你嫁给他！
6 complete or exact 完全的，彻底的; 不偏不倚的:
We all stood waiting in dead silence. 我们全都在一片死寂中站着等待。
in the dead centre of the circle 在圆圈正中心
7 a dead language is no longer used by people 〔语言〕废弃的，不再使用的
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: dead and 和 died
Use dead to talk about things or people who are no longer alive. 说到某物或人死了要用 dead:
I think this plant's dead. 我认为这棵植物已死了。
He's been dead for 20 years. 他死了已经 20 年。
Died is the past tense and past participle of the verb 'to die'. died 是 to die 的过去式和过去分词:
She died of a heart attack. 她死于心脏病发作。 |