dead的详细用法
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dead1.NOT ALIVE 不活的死的，去世的•Her mother had been dead for ten years. 她母亲去世十年了。
•Police are trying to contact the family of the dead man. 警方在设法与死者的家属联系。
•a pile of dead leaves 一堆枯叶•When they found him he was more dead than alive . 他们发现他的时候，他已奄奄一息。
•Her parents were long dead . 她父母早就去世了。
Do not confuse dead, which is an adjective, with died, which is the past tense and past participle of the verb die. 不要把形容词dead同die的过去式和过去分词died混淆: The man was already dead (NOT 不说 The man was already died). 这人已经死了。
2.[not before noun,不用于名词前] 〔因无电力〕不工作的•I picked up the phone but discovered the line was dead . 我拿起电话听筒，却发现没有声音。
•Suddenly the radio went dead . 收音机突然不响了。
3.已使用过的，用完了的•a small pile of dead matches 一小堆擦过的火柴dead glass/bottle (=one that someone has finished drinking from in a bar or restaurant)〔酒吧或饭店里〕倒空的酒杯/酒瓶4.[not before noun,不用于名词前] 死气沉沉的，冷冷清清的•This place is dead after nine o’clock. 这地方九点以后就死气沉沉了。
5.不活跃的；不被使用的•The luxury car market has been dead in recent months. 近几个月来豪华汽车市场生意萧条。
6.〔胳膊、腿等身体部位〕失去知觉的，麻木的•When I got up my foot had gone dead where I’d been sitting on it. 我起来的时候，脚上坐着时压到的地方都麻了。
7.[not before noun,不用于名词前]神情冷漠的；漠不关心的•Jennie’s eyes were cold and dead. 珍妮的眼神冷酷而麻木。
8.[not before noun,不用于名词前] 十分疲劳的•I can’t go out tonight. I’m absolutely dead! 今晚我不能出去，累死了！•She was dead on her feet and didn’t have the energy to argue (= used when someone keeps going even though they are very tired ) . 她累极了，没力气争吵。
9.be dead to the world熟睡；失去知觉•Better leave Craig –he’s dead to the world. 最好别打扰克雷格——他睡得正熟。
10.用于强调[only before noun,仅用于名词前] 完全的；精准的•We all sat waiting in dead silence (= complete silence ) . 我们全都十分安静地坐着等待。
•The train came to a dead stop (= it stopped completely ) . 火车完全停下了。
•The arrow hit the dead centre of the target (= the exact centre ) . 这支箭正好射中靶心。
•I’ve given the whole thing up as a dead loss (= completely useless or a complete failure ) . 我认为这件事毫无希望，已经完全放弃了。
•John tells me it’s a dead cert , we can’t lose (= something which will certainly happen, win, succeed etc ) . 约翰告诉我一定能赢，我们不会输。
•He fell to the floor in a dead faint (= completely unconscious ) . 他完全失去了知觉，倒在地板上。
11.over my dead body除非我死了，决不〔表示坚决不让某事发生〕•You’ll marry him over my dead body! 我死也不让你和他结婚！12.I wouldn’t be seen/caught dead我决不，我死也不〔指坚决不穿某种衣服、不去某些地方或不做某事，因为觉得难堪〕[+ in/on/with etc]•I wouldn’t be seen dead in a dress like that! 我死也不会穿那样的连衣裙！13.有大麻烦了•You’re in dead trouble now (= in very serious trouble ) ! 这下你可有大麻烦了！•One word of this to Sam and you’re dead meat (= you are in serious trouble and someone is very angry with you ) ! 这事你要是对萨姆说一个字，你就完蛋了！if ... I’m dead/you’re dead etc•If Mum finds out about this, I’m dead. 如果妈妈发现这件事，我就死定了。
14.be dead and buried〔争论、问题、计划等〕不值得再考虑•The old argument about whether the UK should be a member of the EU should now be dead and buried. 以前关于英国是否应该加入欧盟的争论，现在应该已经失去意义了。
15.be dead in the water〔计划、想法〕成功希望渺茫16.drop dead!滚开！别来烦我！〔用于粗鲁、无礼地叫某人离开，不许来打扰〕17.dead language死语，死语言〔现在普通人不再使用的语言，如拉丁语或古希腊语〕18.t he dead hand of sth妨碍；拖后腿的东西•the dead hand of local government bureaucracy 当地政府官僚作风的桎梏19.a dead planet has no life on it〔行星上〕无生命的，无生物的20.when the ball is dead in some games, it is no longer on the playing area球〕出界的，界外的dead 21.完全地•He was obviously dead drunk . 他显然醉得不行了。
dead right/wrong•‘It’s a crazy idea.’ ‘You’re dead right!’ “这主意很愚蠢。
” “你说得完全对！”dead straight/flat•The road was dead straight. 这条路是笔直的。
dead quiet/calm/still•Everything suddenly went dead still. 一切突然变得死一般寂静。
be dead (set) against sth (=completely disagree with something)坚决反对某事•Her family were dead against the marriage. 她的家人坚决反对这桩婚事。
2.非常，十分•He was dead good-looking. 他长得极为英俊。
•It sounded dead boring. 这事听起来很无聊。
dead beat/tired (=very tired)筋疲力尽的3.[+ adj/adv] directly or exactly直接地；准确地•I stared dead ahead at the doorway. 我直直地盯着门道看。
dead 31.the dead[plural,复数] people who have died死者，死人•Families on both sides buried their dead. 双方家人埋葬了死者。
the dead and injured/wounded/dying•Most of the dead and injured had been passengers on the bus. 大部分死伤者都是公共汽车上的乘客。
2.the dead of night/winter深夜/隆冬•creeping around in the dead of night 在夜深人静时悄悄而行3.r ise/come back/return from the dead死而复生•Christ rose from the dead. 耶稣基督死后复活。
