单词详解 

1. adj.

A. 死去的，已故的 ( no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life)

She has been now dead for many years. 她已死去多年。

B. 无感觉的；麻木的 (not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life)

It's so cold outside that my fingers feel dead. 外面很冷，我的手指都冻僵了。

2. adv.

完全地，绝对地，彻底地 (completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers)

My husband was dead drunk yesterday evening. 昨晚我先生烂醉如泥。

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1. dead on    完全正确的；十分精确的 

Her criticism on your mistake is dead on the target. 她对你的错误提出批评，真是一针见血。

2. dead against 正对着；竭力反对

He is dead against borrowing money from others. 他绝对不赞成向别人借钱。

3. dead of night 深夜；夜深人静的时候

She heard a strange sound in the dead of night. 她在半夜三更听到一个奇怪的声音。

4. dead ahead 正前方

The theater is dead ahead. 剧院就在前面。

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同义词：totally, entirely, completely

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词语辨析：dead, dying

dead, dying

这两个形容词都有“死”之意。

dead: 指已停止呼吸和心脏跳动，与alive（活着的，活的）相对。

dying: 指奄奄一息，行将死亡。

词语详解

1. dead: 指已停止呼吸和心脏跳动，与alive（活着的，活的）相对。

Her uncle has been dead for many years. 她叔叔已死去多年。

2. dying : 指奄奄一息，行将死亡。

The dying lady said nothing. 病危的老妇人什么都没说。