dead

	My mother's dead; she died in 1987. 我母亲不在了，她是 1987 年去世的。
	a dead person/animal 死人；死去的动物
	dead leaves/wood/skin 枯叶；枯木；死皮
	He was shot dead by a gunman outside his home. 他在家门外被持枪歹徒开枪打死。
	Catherine's dead body lay peacefully on the bed. 凯瑟琳的尸体安详地躺在床上。
	He dropped dead(= died suddenly) last week. 他上星期突然就死了。
	The poor child looks more dead than alive . 这孩子看上去半死不活的，真可怜。
	In ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician. 他作为从政者十年后就不会有人记得了。

想法；信念；计划idea/belief/plan

2.	[nbn] 不再有人相信（或争取）no longer believed in or aimed for

	Many believe the peace plan is dead. 许多人认为和平计划已成泡影。
	Unfortunately racism is not yet dead. 不幸的是种族歧视仍未消亡。
	Though the idea may be dead, it is far from being buried(= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say) . 尽管这种思想可能已无人相信，但还远没被人遗忘。

不用not used

3.	过时的；已废弃的；不流行的belonging to the past; no longer practised or fashionable

	Is the Western a dead art form? 西部电影这种艺术形式过时了吗？
	a dead language(= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin) 死语言（不再通用，如拉丁语）

用完finished

4.	(informal) 用完了的；不能再用的finished; not able to be used any more

	dead matches 划过的火柴
	There were two dead bottles of wine on the table. 桌子上有两个空酒瓶。

机器machine

5.	（因为缺电）不运行的，不转动的not working because of a lack of power

	a dead battery 用完的电池
	The hard disk is dead. 硬盘停止运行了。
	Suddenly the phone went dead . 电话突然没声音了。

地方place

6.	(informal) 死气沉沉的；无活力的；无趣的very quiet, without activity or interest

There were no theatres, no cinemas, no coffee bars. It was dead as anything.

那时既无剧院，又无电影院，也无咖啡馆，死气沉沉。

商业business

7.	(informal) 停滞的；萧条的without activity; with nobody buying or selling anything

	‘The market is absolutely dead this morning,’ said one foreign exchange trader. “今天早上市场萧条极了。” 一个外汇交易商说道。
	Winter is traditionally the dead season for the housing market. 冬天历来是住房市场的萧条期。

疲劳tired

8.	[nubn] (informal) 筋疲力尽；身体不好extremely tired; not well

	half dead with cold and hunger 饥寒交迫，筋疲力尽
	She felt dead on her feet and didn't have the energy to question them further. 她觉得累死了，没有力气继续审问他们了。

无感觉without feeling

9.	[nbn] （由于冷等）失去知觉，麻木unable to feel because of cold, etc.

My left arm had gone dead .

我的左胳臂已经麻木了。

10.	~ to sth 无动于衷；麻木不仁；无感觉unable to feel or understand emotions

He was dead to all feelings of pity.

他毫无同情心。

11.	无表情的；冷漠的；漠不关心的showing no emotion

	She said, ‘I'm sorry, too,’ in a quiet, dead voice. 她平静而冷漠地说：“我也很抱歉。”
	His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling. 他那平日冷漠的灰眼睛突然亮了起来。

完全；精确complete/exact

12.	[obn] 完全的；精确的；全然的complete or exact

	a dead silence/calm 死寂；完全静止
	the dead centre of the target 靶子正中心
	The car gave a sudden jerk and came to a dead stop . 汽车猛然一颠，猝然停下。
	This horse is a dead cert for(= will certainly win) the race tomorrow. 这匹马明天比赛一定能赢。
	She crumpled to the floor in a dead faint(= completely unconscious) . 她倒在地上全然不省人事。

无生命never alive

13.	无生命的；非生物的never having been alive

	dead matter(= for example rock) 无生命物质（如岩石）
	a dead planet(= one with no life on it) 无生命存在的行星

体育运动in sport

14.	是死球；出界outside the playing area

IDM

She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.

她酷似我以前认识的一个女孩。

be a dead ringer for sb

(informal)

酷似，极像（某人）；（和某人）一模一样to look very like sb

She's a dead ringer for a girl I used to know.

她酷似我以前认识的一个女孩。

(as) dead as a/the dodo

(informal)

完全过时；不再引人注目；失效completely dead; no longer interesting or valid

(as) dead as a doornail

(informal)

完全死了的；死僵了的completely dead

a dead duck

(informal)

已失败（或注定要失败、毫无讨论价值）的计划（或事情等）a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing

You'll be sorry you said that when I'm dead and gone.

我死后你会为你说的话感到后悔的。

be dead and gone

(informal)

死了；不存在了to be dead

You'll be sorry you said that when I'm dead and gone.

我死后你会为你说的话感到后悔的。

We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.

我们必须摆脱官僚主义对工作的严重影响。

the dead hand of sth

（控制或阻碍事物发展的）影响an influence that controls or restricts sth

We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.

我们必须摆脱官僚主义对工作的严重影响。

His leadership campaign is dead in the water.

他参加领导层竞选无望成功。

dead in the water

（人或计划）失败，无成功希望a person or plan that isdead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future

His leadership campaign is dead in the water.

他参加领导层竞选无望成功。

If anyone finds out, you're dead meat.

如果有人发现，你可要倒大霉了。

dead meat

(informal)

处境艰难；倒大霉in serious trouble

If anyone finds out, you're dead meat.

如果有人发现，你可要倒大霉了。

She was pronounced dead on arrival.

她在送达医院时即被宣布死亡。

	The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate. 这项法案在参议院不可能通过。
	The software was DOA. 这软件送达时已经损坏。

dead on arrival

到达医院时已经死亡already dead when arriving at hospital

She was pronounced dead on arrival.

她在送达医院时即被宣布死亡。

(informal)

已不可能成功；到货即损；到达时已无用very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered

	The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate. 这项法案在参议院不可能通过。
	The software was DOA. 这软件送达时已经损坏。

dead to the world

熟睡；沉睡；酣睡fast asleep

She moves into our home over my dead body.

除非我死了，否则她别想搬进我们家。

over my dead body

(informal)

（表示强烈反对）除非我死了，我死也不used to show you are strongly opposed to sth

She moves into our home over my dead body.

除非我死了，否则她别想搬进我们家。

	She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat. 她最讨厌戴帽子。
	He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother. 他死也不愿意跟母亲一起去俱乐部。

sb wouldnt be seen/caught dead…

(informal)

（表示不愿穿戴某衣物或处于某种环境）死也不愿意used to say that you would not like to wear particular clothes, or to be in a particular situation

	She wouldn't be seen dead in a hat. 她最讨厌戴帽子。
	He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother. 他死也不愿意跟母亲一起去俱乐部。

1.	[pl] 死人；死者people who have died

The dead and wounded in that one attack amounted to 6 000.

仅那一次进攻就死伤达 6 000 人。

2.	[sing] 死the state of being dead

	Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. 基督徒相信上帝使耶稣复活。
	In nine years he has brought his party back from the dead almost to the brink of power. 九年来他使该党起死回生，甚至差点成为执政党。

IDM

I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.

深夜我悄悄地从床上爬起来，蹑手蹑脚地下了楼。

in the dead of night

深夜；在夜晚万籁俱寂时in the quietest part of the night

I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.

深夜我悄悄地从床上爬起来，蹑手蹑脚地下了楼。

in the dead of winter

在隆冬；在严冬in the coldest part of winter

adv.

完全completely

1.	完全地；全然地；确实地completely; exactly

	You're dead right! 你完全正确！
	a dead straight road 笔直的道路
	The train was dead on time. 火车正点出发。
	He's dead against the idea. 他坚决反对这个想法。
	The sight made him stop dead in his tracks(= stop suddenly) . 一看这情景，他惊呆了。
	She's dead set on getting(= determined to get) this new job. 她打定主意要得到这个新工作。

非常very

2.	(informal) 非常；绝对；极度very; extremely

	The instructions are dead easy to follow. 这些指令很容易执行。
	You were dead lucky to get that job. 你得到那份工作，真是太幸运了。
	I was dead scared. 我怕得要死。

IDM

She saw me, recognized me and cut me dead.

她看见了我，也认出了我，却不理睬我。

cut sb dead

假装没看见，不理睬（某人）to pretend not to have seen sb; to refuse to say hello to sb

She saw me, recognized me and cut me dead.

她看见了我，也认出了我，却不理睬我。