dead

KK [dɛd] /dɛd/

形容詞

1
死的、去世的
Her grandfather has been dead for almost ten years.
她的祖父已經去世將近十年了。
2
沒電的、壞掉的
My phone was dead, so I couldn't call you back.
我手機沒電了，所以沒辦法回你電話。
3
冷清的、沒生氣的口語
This neighborhood is completely dead on Sunday nights.
這一帶週日晚上冷清得不得了。
4
麻木的、發麻的
My arm went dead after I slept on it.
我壓著手臂睡，整隻手都麻掉了。
5
熄滅的
The campfire was dead by the time we woke up.
我們醒來時，營火早就熄了。
6
作廢的、失效的
The proposal is dead now that the funding was cut.
經費被砍之後，這項提案已經作廢。
7
中斷的、斷線的
The line went dead in the middle of our conversation.
我們講到一半，電話就斷了。
8
完全的、絕對的僅用於名詞前
The truck came to a dead stop at the crossing.
卡車在路口完全停了下來。

1
死者、亡者與 the 連用
The monument honors the dead from both world wars.
這座紀念碑是為了紀念兩次世界大戰的死者。
2
深夜、隆冬用於 the dead of 結構
They slipped out of the village in the dead of night.
他們趁著夜深人靜溜出村子。