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dead /ded/► SEE ALLcut sb deaddead and buried/gone(as) dead as a/the dodo(as) dead as a doornaila dead certa dead ducka dead endthe dead hand of sthdead in the watera dead lettera dead lossdead meat(in) the dead of (the) nightat dead of nightdead on your feeta dead ringer for sbdead to the worlddead woodover my dead bodysb wouldn’t be seen/caught dead…bang to rightsdrop deadflog a dead horsekill sth stone deadknock sb deadwake the dead
●cut sb ˈdeadpretend not to see sb or not greet sb in order to show your anger, dislike, etc. 假装没看见某人，故意不打招呼（以示愤怒、不满等）◆Jim has just cut me dead in the street. I’m sure it must be because I criticized his work yesterday.
吉姆刚才在路上对我视而不见，我知道一定是因为昨天我对他的工作提出了批评。●dead and ˈburied/ˈgonedead, especially for a long time; long past and forgotten 早已死了；早已忘记了；不存在了◆Long after I’m dead and gone, you’ll still be carrying on the same as you ever were.
我死后时间一长，你仍然会按原来的样子过下去。◆Why bring up old disagreements that have been dead and buried for years?
为什么要把那些已是陈年往事的分歧再搬出来？●(as) dead as a/the ˈdodo (informal) no longer in existence; very old-fashioned 早就不存在；完全过时◆Old business practices are as dead as a dodo in the computer age.
在计算机时代老一套的经商方法已经完全过时了。 NOTE The dodo was a large bird that could not fly. It is now extinct (= it no longer exists). * dodo （渡渡鸟）是一种不会飞的大鸟，现已灭绝。 ●(as) ˌdead as a ˈdoornail (informal) completely dead 完全死了；死僵了●a dead ˈcert (informal) a person or thing that is certain to win, succeed, etc. 必胜无疑的人（或事物）◆‘Would you ever bet money on a horse?’ ‘No, not unless it was a dead cert.’
“你会去赌马吗？”“不会，除非我知道哪匹马必胜无疑。” NOTE Dead here means complete or total. Cert is a short form of certainty. * dead 此处意为“完全的；全然的”，cert 是 certainty 的简写形式。 ●a dead ˈduck (informal) a plan, an idea, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not worth discussing 已（或注定要）失败的计划；毫无讨论价值的想法◆The new supermarket is going to be a dead duck; there’s no demand for one in this area.
这家新超市注定会倒闭，因为这一地区不需要这么一个店。●a dead ˈend (informal) a point where no more progress can be made 死胡同；绝境，僵局◆Lack of further clues meant that the murder investigation came to a dead end.
没有进一步的线索，谋杀案的调查陷入僵局。◆He was in a dead-end job with no hope of promotion.
他的工作没有前途，毫无升迁的可能。●the dead hand of sthan influence that controls or restricts sth 决定性影响；障碍◆We need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.
我们必须摆脱官僚主义对事业的严重束缚。●ˌdead in the ˈwatera person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future （人或计划）已失败，成功无望◆Now the scandal is out, his leadership campaign is dead in the water.
现在丑闻已经传扬出去，他竞选领导层毫无希望了。●a dead ˈletteran idea, a proposal, etc. that is no longer valid, useful, etc. 形同虚设的规定；无意义的想法（或建议）◆The plans for a new school are a dead letter, now that we know there will be no students for it.
既然我们知道不会有学生，修建新学校的计划就毫无意义。●a dead ˈlossa person or thing that is useless or a complete failure 无用的人（或物）◆This television is a dead loss; the picture fades completely after five minutes.
这个电视机根本没法用，五分钟之后就完全没有图像了。●dead ˈmeat (informal) in serious trouble 处境艰难；倒大霉◆If anyone finds out, you’re dead meat.
要是被发现，你可就死定了。●(in) the ˌdead of (the) ˈnight●at ˌdead of ˈnightin the quietest, darkest hours of the night 夜深人静时；夜晚万籁俱寂时◆She crept in at dead of night, while they were asleep.
深夜在他们熟睡时，她悄悄溜了进去。 OPP in broad daylight ●ˌdead on your ˈfeetextremely tired 筋疲力尽◆She’d just got back from a business trip and was dead on her feet.
她刚出差回来，累得要死。 OPP full of beans ●a dead ˈringer for sb (informal) a person who looks extremely like sb else 酷似某人的人◆She’s a dead ringer for her mother.
她活像她的母亲。 ORIGIN A ringer was a person or thing that pretended to be another person or thing. In horse racing for example, a ringer was a horse that was substituted for another in order to cheat in a race. * ringer 原指冒名顶替的人或冒牌货。比如在赛马中，ringer 是冒名顶替其他马出场比赛的马。●ˌdead to the ˈworld (informal) deeply asleep 熟睡；沉睡；酣睡◆Within two minutes of getting into bed, I was dead to the world.
上床不到两分钟我就睡得死去一般。●ˌdead ˈwood (informal) people or things that are no longer useful or necessary 无用的人（或物）；废物；冗员◆The management wants to cut costs by getting rid of all the dead wood in the factory. Fifty workers are to lose their jobs.
管理层要清除工厂里所有吃闲饭的人来节省开支，五十个工人将面临失业。 NOTE This refers to the parts of a tree or a branch that are dead and no longer produce fruit, etc. 这个习语原指“枯木”或“枯枝”。 ●over ˌmy dead ˈbody (spoken) used for saying that you will do everything possible to stop sth happening （表示强烈反对）除非我死了◆‘Mum, can I get a tattoo?’ ‘Over my dead body!’
“妈，我能去文身吗？”“休想！”●sb wouldn’t be seen/caught ˈdead… (spoken) used to say that you would not do a particular thing because you would feel stupid or embarrassed 决不会去做某事（以免露怯或尴尬）◆I wouldn’t be seen dead in a hat like that.
我不愿意戴那样的帽子出洋相。◆She wouldn’t be caught dead in a place like this.
她死也不愿去这样一个会使她感到尴尬的地方。●bang to ˈrights (BrE) (NAmE dead to ˈrights) (informal) in the act of committing a crime, so that you cannot claim to be innocent 当场；在犯罪的过程中◆We’ve got you bang to rights handling stolen property.我们当场发现你在销赃。●drop ˈdead1. (informal) die very suddenly 暴死；突然死去；猝死2. (spoken) used as a rude way of telling sb to go away 别烦人；滚开；一边去◆Drop dead, will you!滚一边去！●ˌflog a dead ˈhorse (BrE, informal) waste your effort by trying to do sth that is no longer possible 鞭策死马；做无用功；白费精力◆Pam’s flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It’s quite obvious that nobody’s interested.帕姆想组织剧团巡回演出，无疑是白费心机。很明显没有人感兴趣。 NOTE If an animal or a person is flogged, it is/they are hit many times with a whip or a stick, usually as a punishment. * flog 指用鞭子或棍子抽打某人或动物，以示惩罚。 ●kill sth stone ˈdead (informal) completely destroy sth; end sth 完全摧毁；结束◆This has killed my chances of promotion in this company stone dead.这下子我在公司里升迁的机会彻底毁了。●knock sb ˈdead (spoken) impress sb very much 使某人倾倒；使某人大为赞赏；给某人留下深刻印象◆You look fabulous — you’ll knock ’em dead tonight.你看上去漂亮极了，今晚肯定把他们迷倒。●wake the ˈdead (of a noise 噪音) be very loud 能把死人吵醒◆He must have heard it — that doorbell’s loud enough to wake the dead.他肯定听见了，门铃声大得能把死人吵醒。 |