/ded ||; dɛd/adj1 no longer alive 死的;已死的: My father's dead. He died two years ago. 我的父亲已经去世。他是两年前死的。Police found a dead body under the bridge. 警方在桥底下发现一具尸体。The man was shot dead by a masked gunman. 那男子被一个蒙面枪手开枪打死。dead leaves 枯叶 ☞noun death, verb die 名词为death,动词为die
2 no longer used; finished 已不用的;已完结的: Latin is a dead language. 拉丁文是死的语言。 [OPP] living 反义词为living
3 (not before a noun 不用于名词前) (used about a part of the body) no longer able to feel anything (指身体某部份)麻木,无感觉: Oh no, my foot's gone dead. I was sitting on it for too long. 啊呀,我的一只脚麻木了。我垫着它坐了太久。
4 (not before a noun 不用于名词前) (used about a piece of equipment) no longer working (指设备)失灵: I picked up the telephone but the line was dead. 我拿起电话,但线路坏了。This battery's dead. 这节电池没有电了。
5 without movement, activity or interest 静止的;无活动的;无趣味的: 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。
6 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) complete or exact 完全的;绝对的: a dead silence/calm 一片死寂;完全的平静The arrow hit the dead centre of the target. 那箭不偏不倚,正中靶心。
a dead end 1 a street that is only open at one end 死巷;死胡同
2 a point, situation, etc from which you can make no further progress 尽头;僵局: a dead-end job (= one that offers no chance of promotion) 没有机会晋升的工作
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