adj (1) 死的(no longer alive or living)：～persons/bodies 死人/死尸;～animals/plants/cells 死了的动物/植物/细胞;～flowers/leaves/branches 死花/死叶/死枝;fall～倒下死了;He has been～for two years. 他死了两年了。(试对比：He died two years ago. 他两年前死的。) The～never come back to life. 死人不会复活。bury our～埋葬死者;〖反〗alive， living;

(2) 无生命的(never having been alive; without life) [多作attrib]：～matter/stones/rocks/planets无生命的物质/石头/岩石/行星;a～weight 无生命力的重物;〖同〗lifeless;〖反〗living;

(3) 静止的(without movement or activity)：The town/city is～after 11 p.m. 这镇子/城市晚上11点后就安静了。in the～hours of night 在夜深人静时分;〖同〗still， motionless;

(4) 无生气的(without interest and liveliness; dull)(infml)：The place/market seemed～. 这地方/市场死气沉沉的。The acting was rather～. 表演太呆板了。The colour looks～next to your skin. 这颜色与你的皮肤相衬托显得黯然无生气。〖同〗dull;〖反〗lively;

(5) 作废的，无效的(no longer used or needed for use; no longer effective， valid， active)：～languages/laws/ideas/files 消亡的语言/无效的法律/过时的想法/作废的卷宗;This debate/controversy is now～. 这场辩论/论争现在已经停息。His love for you is now quite～. 他对你的爱现在已经完全冷却了。〖反〗existing， living;

(6) 无感觉的(unable to feel; numb; insensible)：My frost-bitten fingers/toes feel～. 我冻伤的手指/脚趾感觉麻木。Her～fingers could not untie the knot. 她麻木的手指解不开那个结。His arm felt～after the injection. 他的胳膊打针后感觉麻木。

(7) 麻木不仁的(not feeling (pity， guilt， etc)) [A(to)]：be～to all senses/feelings of shame 毫无羞耻感;(cruel man) be～to pity(残忍的人)毫无同情心;

(8) 完全的，绝对的(complete; absolute; total) [作attrib]：come to a～stop 完全停止;a～loss/shot/sleep 毫无用处的人(物)/神枪手/沉睡;～silence/calm 死寂/万籁俱寂;in～earnest 认真地;hit at～centre 正中靶心;She is a～cert/certainty for the 100 metres. 她笃定会在百米赛中取胜。She is the～spit of (a～ringer for) her sister. 她长得和她妹妹一模一样。〖同〗total， entire， complete， absolute; exact;〖反〗incomplete， inexact;

(9) 失效(灵)的(that which no longer functions)：a～match/battery/circuit/volcano 划过的火柴/用完的电池/没电的线路/死火山;The wireless/radio/television/telephone has gone～. 无线电/收音机/电视/电话机已经失灵了。The line/cigarette/fire has gone～. 电话线没有讯号/香烟已经熄灭了/火已经熄灭了。The engine/car battery is～. 发动机熄火了/汽车蓄电池没电了。〖同〗inoperative， inactive; 〖反〗working， operative， active;

(10)(声音)沉闷的((of sound) dull; hollow; not ringing clearly)：fall with a～thud 随着一声沉闷的巨响倒下;

(11)(颜色)灰暗的((of colours) not brilliant; without brightness)：be a～brown colour 是暗褐色的;

(12) 疲倦已极(very tired) [作pred]：After all that work， I'm really～. 干完所有的活儿后，我简直是累得要死了。

←die vi;

→′deaden v 使失去力量(感觉，光亮);′deadline n 截止日期;′deadlock n 僵局;′deadpan adj 毫无表情的;′deadly adj & adv;

n最黑最冷的时期(period of greatest darkness， coldness， etc) [U]：The furnace broke down in the～of winter/night. 炉火在隆冬时节/深夜里熄灭了。

adv(1)突然地，完全地(suddenly)：stop～突然停下;〖同〗suddenly;

(2) 完全，极，非常(completely; absolutely; thoroughly)(infml)：be～tired/drunk/keen/right/slow/level/straight/calm/easy累极了/醉醺醺的/非常喜欢/绝对正确/慢到极点/极平/笔直/极其平静/非常容易;He was～certain/sure that they would not return. 他确信无疑他们不会回来了。be～against sb's doing sth 断然反对某人做某事;〖同〗absolutely， completely， entirely;

(3) 径直(directly; straight) (infml)： The house was～ahead. 那房子在正前方。There's a road block～ahead. 正前方有路障。The wind was blowing～against us. 风迎面刮来。

→′deadly adj & adv