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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

dead [dεd]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] [ animal] [ plant] (not alive) 死的
  2. 2. adjective [+phone] [ line] (not working) 坏的
  3. 3. adjective [battery] 不能再用的
  4. 4. adjective [+cigarette] [ drink] (finished) 用完了的
  5. 5. adjective [+centre] (total,absolute) 正
  6. 6. adjective [+silence] 完全
  7. 7. adverb [inf] (very) 非常
  8. 8. adverb dead against (completely) 绝对反对
  9. 9. n pl the dead 死者
    to drop (down) dead
    暴毙
    to stop dead
    突然停止
    dead tired
    精疲力竭
    dead on time
    完全准时
    dead ahead
    正前方
    dead on target
    正中目标
    dead centre/in the middle
    正中央
    over my dead body!
    [inf] 绝对不行
    the line has gone dead
    [电信] 通话断了
  10. 10. n pl (on picking up the receiver) 线路不通
    my leg/arm has gone dead
    我的腿/胳膊麻了
    at/in the dead of night
    夜深人静
    at/in the dead of winter
    [liter] 在隆冬

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

dead [ded]
  1. 1. adjective 死的;死一般
    Everyone thought the person was dead.
    每个人觉得那个人死了。
    He was marked as a dead man by the assassin.
    他被列入刺客暗杀名单之中
    The nerve is dead.
    神经坏死
  2. 2. adjective 无生命的;无生气的,无活力
    He picked off the dead leaves one by one.
    他捡起一片片枯叶
    Mars is a dead planet.
    火星一个没有生命的行星
  3. 3. adjective 精疲力尽的,极度疲惫
    I was dead tired after the long hike up the mountain.
    爬上山之后我快累死了。
    I'm dead after that long trip.
    长途旅行之后我都快累死了。
  4. 4. adjective 准确的,精确
    This old and rusty rifle is a dead shot.
    正是这只老旧的来福枪命中了那致命的一枪。
  5. 5. adjective 活跃的不活动的休眠的
    That dead volcano hasn't erupted in centuries.
    那座死火山几个世纪以来没有喷发了。
    Crater lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade range.
    火山湖位于喀斯喀特山脉的死火山口附近
  6. 6. adjective 冷漠的,冷淡的,无动于衷
    The crowd was dead to our pleas for help.
    人群我们求助无动于衷
    Passersby were dead to our plea for help.
    路人我们求助置若罔闻
  7. 7. adjective 麻痹的麻木的,无知觉的
    All of his physical sensations were dead to touch.
    所有生命体征消失
    His gums were dead from the novocain.
    他的牙龈使用麻醉剂失去知觉
  8. 8. adjective 回声的,无共振的
    The problem was a dead sound on the strings.
    问题是弦上无音。
    The dead wall surfaces of a recording studio.
    录音室隔音墙面
  9. 9. adjective 闲散的,闲置的,不生息的
    I have made a few dead investments over the years.
    过去几年有几项投资亏损
  10. 10. adjective 流动的,不流通
    There was dead air due to the lack of ventilation.
    因为没有通风这里空气流通
  11. 11. adjective 不再使用的,不再说的;已废弃的
    Dead languages are more common nowadays.
    废弃的语言当今普遍了。
    Latin is a dead language.
    拉丁语是一种死语言
  12. 12. adjective 弹力的,失去弹性
    The dead basketball didn't have any bounce.
    那个篮球一点弹性没有
  13. 13. adjective 工作的,出故障
    The dead computer became an expensive paperweight.
    那个废弃的电脑成了一个昂贵压纸器
    The motor is dead.
    这部马达坏了。
  14. 14. adjective 过时的不再关联的不再重要
    This is now considered a dead issue.
    现在这被认为一个逝去的话题了。
  15. 15. adjective 彻底的,完全的绝对的
    The dead silence was truly awkward.
    彻底沉默真的尴尬
  16. 16. adjective 没电的断电
    The dead battery was thrown out.
    电池用完就被扔掉了。
  17. 17. adjective 萧条的,不活跃的死气沉沉
    Nobody remembers this dead town.
    没有人记得这个没有生气城市
    This is a dead town; nothing ever happens here.
    这是一个死气沉沉的小镇;这儿从未发生什么不寻常的事。
  18. 18. n.[c] 死人死者
    The dead were buried in the cemetary.
    死者被埋在公墓里。
    They buried the dead.
    他们掩埋死者
  19. 19. n.[c/u] 寒冷(或黑暗寂静)的时刻
    The dead of winter was quickly approaching.
    严冬将至。
  20. 20. adverb 直接地,出其不意地
    He came to a dead stop during his presentation.
    演讲中他突然停下了。
  21. 21. adverb 绝对地,完全地
    We can be dead sure that he isn't the thief.
    我很肯定不是那个贼。
    You can be dead sure of my innocence.
    绝对可以相信我是无辜的。

Collins English-English Dictionary

dead [dεd]
  1. 1. adj no longer alive
  2. 2. adj (as noun)
    the dead
  3. 3. adj not endowed with life; inanimate
  4. 4. adj no longer in use, valid, effective, or relevant
    a dead issue
    a dead language
  5. 5. adj unresponsive or unaware; insensible
    he is dead to my strongest pleas
  6. 6. adj lacking in freshness, interest, or vitality
    a dead handshake
  7. 7. adj devoid of physical sensation; numb
    his gums were dead from the anaesthetic
  8. 8. adj resembling death; deathlike
    a dead sleep
  9. 9. adj no longer burning or hot
    dead coals
  10. 10. adj (of flowers or foliage) withered; faded
  11. 11. adj [prenominal] (intensifier)
    a dead stop
    a dead loss
  12. 12. adj [Spoken] very tired
  13. 13. adj [电子] drained of electric charge; fully discharged
    the battery was dead
  14. 14. adj not connected to a source of potential difference or electric charge
  15. 15. adj lacking acoustic reverberation
    a dead sound
    a dead surface
  16. 16. adj [sport] (of a ball, etc) out of play
  17. 17. adj unerring; accurate; precise (esp in the phrase a dead shot)
  18. 18. adj lacking resilience or bounce
    a dead ball
  19. 19. adj [printing] (of type) set but no longer needed for use - Compare standing
  20. 20. adj (of copy) already composed
  21. 21. adj not yielding a return; idle
    dead capital
  22. 22. adj [Spoken] certain to suffer a terrible fate; doomed
    you're dead if your mother catches you at that
  23. 23. adj (of colours) not glossy or bright; lacklustre
  24. 24. adj stagnant
    dead air
  25. 25. adj [Military] shielded from view, as by a geographic feature or environmental condition
    a dead zone
    dead space
  26. 26. n a period during which coldness, darkness, or some other quality associated with death is at its most intense
    the dead of winter
  27. 27. adv (intensifier)
    dead easy
    stop dead
    dead level
  28. 28. adv [Etymology] Old English dead; related to Old High German tot, Old Norse dauthr; see die1

Examples

In mythic legends,the depiction of the dead Ymir is quite similar to that of the dead Kronos .
在神话传说中,对伊米尔死后的描绘与克罗诺斯极为相似。
dead stones
无生命的石头
a dead handshake
冷漠的握手
a dead white
灰白色
His arm hung dead at his side.
他的一条手臂无力地垂放在身旁。

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