词组 | dead |
释义 | adjective | adverb dead1 /ded/ adjective no longer alivenounsa dead body A dead body has been found in the woods.a dead man/woman/person etc Police are trying to contact the family of the dead man.sb’s dead husband/wife/son etc She had a photograph of her dead husband next to her bed.a dead animal/bird/cat You often find dead animals on the road.a dead tree/plant/leaves Dead trees are cut down and used for firewood. | The pond was full of dead leaves.verbsdrop dead (=die suddenly) He dropped dead from a heart attack at the age of 52.find sb dead A man was found dead in the apartment.lie dead He lay dead for several days before being discovered by one of the neighbours.shoot sb dead She shot him dead with a single bullet to the heart.sth leaves sb dead (=an event results in someone dying – used especially in news reports) The explosion left at least 28 people dead.leave sb for dead (=leave someone to die) The men beat him and ran away, leaving him for dead.pronounce/declare sb dead (=say officially that someone is dead) She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.be presumed dead (=used when someone is missing and the police think they are certainly dead) The two boys have not been seen since they fell into the river, and are now presumed dead.be feared dead (=used especially in news reports when people have probably been killed in an accident or attack) Hundreds of people are feared dead in a ferry disaster.adverbsclinically dead (=dead based on medical checks) A person is declared clinically dead when the brain stops working.long dead (=dead for a long time) Her grandparents were long dead.phrasesdead and gone informal (=dead and no longer here) Let’s face it, we’ll all be dead and gone soon.dead or alive/alive or dead The president said he wanted the men caught, dead or alive.more dead than alive (=very badly hurt or ill and almost dead) He was swept up onto a beach after three days at sea, more dead than alive.GrammarYou can also use dead as a noun: The names of the dead were read out at the memorial service. Ten children were among the dead and injured.THESAURUS: dead late formalhusband | wife | father | mother | sister | brother dead – use this as a polite way of talking about someone who has died, especially recently: Her late husband started the business 20 years ago. | The book was a present from his late father. Late is only used before a noun. You often use the late before someone’s name: The play was written by the late Harold Pinter. deceased formalperson | partner | husband | wife | brother | sister dead. Deceased is very formal and is often used in legal situations: A deceased person's assets will be distributed according to his or her will. | The house had belonged to her deceased husband. | Her parents, now deceased, disapproved of her marriage.Deceased can also be used as a noun: It is important to check whether the deceased had already made arrangements for their own funeral. lifeless literarybody | fingers dead or seeming to be dead: His lifeless body was eventually taken from the river. | The scissors fell from her lifeless fingers and skidded across the floor. | She was lying there, apparently lifeless.ANTONYMS → alive adjective | adverb dead2 /ded/ adverb informal completelyadjectivesdead right/wrong You’re dead wrong, so let me handle this.dead straight/flat The countryside around here is dead flat all the way to the sea.dead quiet/calm/still The room was dead quiet while we waited for Ted to reply.dead drunk He came home dead drunk in the middle of the night.phrasesbe dead (set) against sth (=completely disapprove of or disagree with something) I’d like to be an actress but Mum and Dad are dead set against it.be dead set on sth (=be determined to do something) At the moment, Steve’s just dead set on winning the gold medal.stop dead (in your tracks) (=suddenly stop moving completely) She was so shocked that she stopped dead in her tracks. |
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