| 单词 | dead |
| 释义 | dead (once / 24 pages) 1adjn 2adj 3adj 4adjadv 5adv Someone who's dead is not alive anymore. If you accidentally hit a squirrel with your car, you might stop and check to see if it's alive or dead. People — and animals — who are deceased are dead, and if you forget to water your favorite plant, it may be dead too. You can even use this word for inanimate objects: when your car's battery runs out of power, your car won't start because it's dead. People describe themselves as dead when they're exhausted or lacking appropriate emotion: "Her voice was dead and cold." If your town is boring, you can say, "It's dead here on the weekends." WORD FAMILYdead: deaden, deader, deadest, deadly, deadness, deads+/deaden: deadened, deadening, deadens/deadening: deadeningly, deadenings/deadly: deadlier, deadliest, deadlily, deadliness USAGE EXAMPLESUnder most antitrust analysis, such a deal would be dead on arrival. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) A minibus filled with dead passengers was on fire. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) When he saw the gunman, Raak dove under a bench and played dead. Time(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life the nerve is dead a dead pallor he was marked as a dead man by the assassin Syn|Ant asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, departed, gone dead assassinatedmurdered by surprise attack for political reasons bloodless, exsanguine, exsanguinousdestitute of blood or apparently so brain deadhaving irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram breathless, inanimate, pulselessappearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse coldlacking the warmth of life d.o.a.abbreviation for `dead on arrival' at the emergency room deathlike, deathlyhaving the physical appearance of death defuncthaving ceased to exist or live doomedmarked for certain death executedput to death as punishment fallenkilled in battle latehaving died recently exanimate, lifelessdeprived of life; no longer living murderedkilled unlawfully nonviablenot capable of living or developing successfully slainkilled; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors" stillborn(of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn stone-deadas lifeless as a stone alive, live possessing life liveborn(of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn viablecapable of life or normal growth and development vitalmanifesting or characteristic of life animateendowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life 2adj not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat Mars is a dead planet dead soil dead coals the fire is dead Syn|Ant extinct (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive extinct, outbeing out or having grown cold lifelessnot having the capacity to support life out of play(of a ball) "a ball that is out of play is dead" live exerting force or containing energy active(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt in playof a ball living(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried 3adj devoid of physical sensation; numb his gums were dead from the novocain Syn deadened insensitive not responsive to physical stimuli 4adj (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive passersby were dead to our plea for help Syn numb insensitive deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive 5adj devoid of activity this is a dead town Syn inactive lacking activity; lying idle or unused 6adj physically inactive Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range Syn extinct (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive 7adj lacking resilience or bounce a dead tennis ball Syn inelastic not elastic 8adj lacking acoustic resonance dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio Syn nonresonant, unreverberant not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate 9adj not circulating or flowing dead air dead water Syn stagnant standing (of fluids) not moving or flowing 10adj drained of electric charge; discharged a dead battery Syn drained uncharged of a particle or body or system; having no charge 11n people who are no longer living they buried the dead Ant|Hypo|Hyper living people who are still living slain people who have been slain (as in battle) people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively 12n a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense 2the dead of winter Hyper time an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) 1adj no longer having force or relevance a dead issue Syn noncurrent not current or belonging to the present time 2adj out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown a dead telephone line the motor is dead Syn inoperative not working or taking effect 3adj not surviving in active use Latin is a dead language Syn extinct, nonextant no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives 4adj not yielding a return 3dead capital Syn idle unprofitable producing little or no profit or gain adj very tired 4I'm dead after that long trip Syn all in, beat, bushed tired depleted of strength or energy 1adj unerringly accurate a dead shot took dead aim Syn precise sharply exact or accurate or delimited 2adj complete came to a dead stop Syn utter complete having every necessary or normal part or component or step 3adv completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers 5you can be dead sure of my innocence was dead tired dead right Syn absolutely, perfectly, utterly adv quickly and without warning Syn abruptly, short, suddenly |
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