【dead】的翻译、意思

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【dead】怎么读

美：[dɛd]

英：[ded]

【dead】是什么意思、字义解释

1. adj. 无生命的；呆板的；废弃了的

2. adv. 完全地

3. n. 死者

【dead】等级考试

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【dead】的详细解释

英文单词学*与分析：[dead]

1. 基本定义

  • 字面意思：
    "Dead"的字面含义是“没有生命的”或“失去生命的”。它可以指生物体的死亡状态，也可以引申至无活力或无效的状态。

  • 词性：
    形容词（adjective），名词（noun）。

2. 词源与起源

  • 词源分析：
    "Dead"源自古英语"dead"，其词根可以追溯到原始日耳曼语的"daudaz"，意思是“死亡的”。其相关词根在其他日耳曼语言中也存在，如德语的"tot"和荷兰语的"dood"。

  • 历史背景：
    该词的首次书面记录可以追溯到公元前7世纪的古英语文献中，用于描述无生命的状态。

  • 课本：
    在**教材中，"dead"通常出现在初中或高中英语课本中。在牛津和美国的教材中，适合初中和高中生的阅读材料中也常会涉及到该词，尤其是在讨论生命、死亡或情感的主题时。

3. 使用场景

  • 正式与非正式语境：

    • 正式语境：在正式的医学或法律文献中，"dead"用于描述法律上的死亡状态。例如：
      "The patient was declared dead at 3 PM."（患者在下午3点被宣布死亡。）

    • 非正式语境：在日常交流中，"dead"也可以用于比喻，表示缺乏活力或无趣。例如：
      "The party was dead last night."（昨晚的派对很无聊。）

  • 特殊场合：
    在科学领域，"dead"常用于描述细胞的状态，如“dead cells”（死细胞），而在法律领域，可能会出现“legally dead”（法律上死亡）等表达。

4. 示例句子

  1. The flowers are dead.
    这些花已经枯萎了。

  2. He felt dead tired after the long trip.
    长途旅行后，他感到非常疲惫。

  3. The battery is dead and needs replacing.
    电池没电了，需要更换。

  4. The dead body was found in the forest.
    在森林里发现了尸体。

  5. Their friendship is dead; they haven't spoken in years.
    他们的友谊已经结束；他们多年没有说话了。

5. 同义词与反义词

  • 同义词：

    • Deceased：通常用于法律或正式场合，表示已故的状态。
    • Lifeless：强调缺乏生命或活力的状态。

  • 反义词：

    • Alive：表示有生命的状态。
    • Vibrant：表示充满活力和生气的状态。

. 学方法

  • 音标记忆法：
    使用音标/ dɛd /来帮助记忆。可以将其分解为“d”+“ed”，发音时强调短音。

  • 词根记忆法：
    理解“dead”与其他含义相近的词汇（如“deceased”）的关系，帮助记忆其含义。

7. 关联词汇

  • 常用搭配：
    • "dead end"（死胡同）
    • "dead weight"（无用之物）
    • "deadpan"（面无表情的）
    • "deadly"（致命的）

通过以上分析，学*者可以更全面地理解和应用“dead”这个单词。

【dead】例句

1、[ADJ] A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living. 死的

  1. 例："You're a widow?"—"Yes. My husband's been dead a year now."“你是个寡妇？”——“是的，我丈夫去世1年了。”

  2. 例：The group had shot dead another hostage.这伙人又打死了一名人质。

2、[N-PLURAL] The dead are people who are dead. 死者

  1. 例：Two American soldiers were among the dead.死者中有两名美军士兵。

3、[[表不满]] If you describe a place or a period of time as dead, you do not like it because there is very little activity taking place in it. 无生气的

  1. 例：...some dead little town where the liveliest thing is the flies.…最有活力的东西是苍蝇的死气沉沉的某个小镇。

4、[ADJ] Something that is dead is no longer being used or is finished. 用尽的; 结束的

  1. 例：The dead cigarette was still between his fingers.燃尽的香烟还夹在他指缝间。

5、[ADJ] If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is dead, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further. 过时的; 不再重要的

  1. 例：It's a dead issue, Baxter.这件事已经不重要了，巴克斯特。

6、[ADJ] A telephone or piece of electrical equipment that is dead is no longer functioning, for example, because it no longer has any electrical power. 不运转的

  1. 例：On another occasion I answered the phone and the line went dead.还有一次我接了电话，但紧接着就断线了。

7、[[强调]] Dead is used to mean "complete" or "absolute," especially before the words "centre," "silence," and "stop." 全然的; 绝对的

  1. 例：They hurried about in dead silence, with anxious faces.他们四下忙乱，人人一言不发，面有忧色。

8、[[强调]] Dead means "precisely" or "exactly." 精确地

  1. 例：Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.火星清晰可辨，正好就在望远镜的中心。

9、[[非正式]] If you reply "Over my dead body" when a plan or action has been suggested, you are emphasizing that you dislike it, and will do everything you can to prevent it. 除非我死了 (表示强烈反对)

  1. 例："Let's invite her to dinner."—"Over my dead body!"“我们请她共进晚餐吧。”——“除非我死了!”

10、[PHRASE] If you say that a person or animal dropped dead or dropped down dead, you mean that they died very suddenly and unexpectedly. 猝死

  1. 例：He dropped dead of a heart attack.他心脏病突发而猝死。

11、[[非正式]] If you say that you feel dead or are half dead, you mean that you feel very tired or ill and very weak. 累得半死的

  1. 例：I thought you looked half dead at dinner, and who could blame you after that trip.我觉得你晚饭的时候看上去累得要命，但在那次旅行之后谁会怪你呢。

12、[[文学性]] If something happens in the dead of night, at dead of night, or in the dead of winter, it happens in the middle part of the night or the winter, when it is darkest or coldest. 在深夜; 在严冬

  1. 例：All three incidents occurred in the dead of night.3起事件都发生在深夜。

13、[[非正式]] If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations, you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them. 决不

  1. 例：I wouldn't be seen dead in a straw hat.我决不戴草帽。

14、[PHRASE] To stop dead means to suddenly stop happening or moving. To stop someone or something dead means to cause them to suddenly stop happening or moving. 突然停止

  1. 例：We all stopped dead and looked at it.我们都突然停下来看着它。