1. 死去的，已故的　 no longer alive
2. 已废的，无正常功能的　 no longer in use; without the necessary power to work properly
3. 静止的；麻木的　 without life, movement, or activity; unable to feel
4. 阴沉的；不响亮的　 dull; not clear or bright
5. 完全的，全然的　 complete

　～ account　死账
　～ air　广播停止期间
　～ angle　死角
　～ beat　非周期的，无振荡的
　～ block　缓冲板
　～ calms　极平静
　～ capital　非流动资本
　～ cat　猛烈的指责
　～ centre　死点，静点
　～ certainty　确信无疑
　～ clothes　寿衣
　～ coal　不成焦煤
　～ colour　暗色
　～ contact　空接点
　～ cotton　不能染色的纤维
　～ dog　已经失去价值或重要性的人或事物
　～ door　假门
　～ duck　失去使用价值的人物
　～ earth　固定接地，直通地
　～ end　死巷，僵局
　～ failure　完全失败
　～ fall　捕兽陷阱
　～ fingers　麻木的手指
　～ finish　无法通过的丛林
　～ fire　桅头电光
　～ flat　船的中部
　～ floor　隔音地板
　～ gold　无光泽的金
　～ ground　无矿岩层，射击死角
　～ hand　永远营业
　～ heat　同时到达终点的比赛
　～ hole　死洞
　～ horse　预付的工资，旧债
　～ hour　深夜
　～ house　太平间
　～ labour　无生命的劳动力
　～ letter　无法投递的信件
　～ level　静态
　～ lift　全力以赴地工作
　～ light　关死的天窗
　～ loss　糟粕
　～ mail　无法投递的信件
　～ march　送葬曲
　～ matter　无机物
　～ money　为死者举行弥撒所付的款
　～ number　一条街道的末一号
　～ oil　重油
　～ oil well　废油井
　～ pan　无表情的面孔
　～ picture　呆板的画
　～ reckoning　推测，推算
　～ secret　未泄漏的秘密
　～ season　淡季
　～ shot　神枪手
　～ soil　贫瘠的土地
　～ space　静区，死水域
　～ spot　死点，盲区
　～ stop　完全停止
　～ time　空载时间
　～ wall　暗墙
　～ wind　逆风
　～ wood　无用人员
　～ work　尚在手中未完成的工作
　～ zone　空区，恒域
　～ from starvation　饿死
　～ of a disease　病死
　～ of a heart attack　因心脏病发作而死亡
　～ to　对…无感觉的，对…无反应的
　～ to all sense of shame　全无羞耻之心
　～ to pity　麻木不仁
　～ to the world　在酣睡
　～ with cold　冻得失去知觉

　Mary threw away the dead flowers.　玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。
　You can pass a rope around this dead tree.　你可以把绳子绕在那颗枯树上。
　There was a dead silence in the house.　房子里一片死寂。
　He was almost dead.　他几乎死了。
　The chief editor has just been dead. Who will succeed him?　主编刚去世，谁将继任他?
　She has been dead for three hours.　她已死了三小时。
　He has been now dead for many years.　他已死去多年。
　It is on record that a person has been restored to life several hours after he was thought to be dead.　据记载，有一个人在被认为死去后几小时被救活了。
　This mountain town used to be dead after 10 p.m.　这座山城过去晚上十点钟以后就变得万籁俱寂。
　It's so cold outside that my fingers feel dead.　外面很冷，我的手指都冻僵了。
　After all that work, I'm really dead.　做了这许多工作，我真是累极了。
　My mother was dead from shopping.　我母亲上街买东西累得要死。
　He is dead in love with her.　他爱她爱得要命。
　His son is dead on radio.　他儿子喜欢搞无线电。
　He is dead of a disease.　他病死了。
　He was dead with hunger.　他饿死了。
　He is dead with sleep.　他睡得很熟。
　The baby was born dead.　婴儿生下时就已死了。
　He was struck dead by electricity.　他触电而死。
　He was shot dead in a gunfight.　他在一次枪战中中弹身亡。
　They found him dead.　他们发现他死了。
　The rascal struck him dead.　流氓把他打死了。
　A bullet struck him dead.　一颗子弹把他击毙了。
　They supposed him dead.　他们以为他死了。
　They are going to erect a monument in memory of the dead.　他们将立碑纪念死者。
　We must finish the work of the dead.　我们必须完成死者未竟的事业。
　The villagers were weeping over the dead.　村民们哀悼死者。
　To judge from the present information, the dead was still alive at three o'clock.　从目前得到的情况来看，死者3点钟时还活着。

 ♣ as dead as a dodo
　绝种的；完全过时的　extinct; obsolete
　Fashion experts say that long shirts are as dead as a dodo this year.　时尚专家说，今年长裙子不时兴了。
　A s a mode of transport the sedan chair is as dead as a dodo.　作为一种交通工具，轿子已完全过时了。
 ♣ as dead as a doornail
　〈口〉确信无疑地死了　 dead
　He drove into a tree at over a hundred miles an hour and was as dead as a doornail.　他以每小时100英里的速度驾车，结果撞在一棵树上，一命呜呼。
　The man lay there. He was as dead as a doornail.　那个人倒在那儿，他已死了。
 ♣ at a dead end
　无法进展下去　not going on
　After days of arguing, the peace talks are now at a dead end.　在几天的辩论之后和平谈判无法进行下去。
　His research was at a dead end.　他的研究无法进行下去。
　Even though your research appears to be at a dead end now, you shouldn't lose heart but keep on trying.　即使你们的研究现在似乎没有什么进展，你们还是不应该泄气，而要继续进行下去。
 ♣ dead above ears
　没有头脑　without thoughts
　Jack is dead above ears and often gets into trouble.　杰克没有头脑，常常惹出乱子。
 ♣ dead and buried
　完全忘却　forgotten
　Linda and Tina were again on speaking terms, their disagreement was dead and buried.　琳达和蒂娜关系又和好了，他们的分歧早已烟消云散了。
 ♣ dead and gone
　已死去　been dead
　The old man was very lonely because so many of his friends were now dead and gone.　那个老人很孤独，因为他的许多朋友现在都已不在人世。
 ♣ dead certainty
　确信无疑　absolute certainty
　It's a dead certainty that the Tories will be re-elected.　托利党将进行重新选举，是确信无疑的事。
　That horse is a dead certainty.　那匹马必赢无疑。
 ♣ dead from the neck up
　〈美俚〉愚蠢的　 foolish
　My new girlfriend may have a nice figure but unfortunately she's dead from the neck up.　我的新女朋友也许有很好的体形，但遗憾的是她很笨。
 ♣ dead loss
　垃圾　useless
　That new film is a dead loss; it's a waste of money going to see it.　那部新电影全是垃圾，去看也是浪费钱财。
 ♣ dead man's shoes
　待某人死后或退休后继承职位　job opportunity provided by sb's death or retirement
　The junior executive was impatient for promotion but knew that he would only get it by stepping into a dead man's shoes.　这位下级行政管员急不可待地想晋升，但他知道只有待某人退休后接替其职位，才能获得晋升。
 ♣ dead on one's feet
　累得不能再做　too tired to do more
　Jimmy never leaves a job unfinished. He continues to work even when he's dead on his feet.　吉米每做一件事一定要做完，即使他已累得不得了，他还继续做。
 ♣ dead ringer
　看上去一模一样的人　a person who looks exactly the same
　That man on the other side of the road is a dead ringer for Ronald Reagan.　在路那边的那个人酷似罗纳德·里根。
 ♣ dead to all feeling
　麻木不仁　so callous as to be past feeling
　I once heard of a youth who was so dead to all right feeling that he would not pay for medicine.　我有一次听到一个年轻人非常麻木不仁，甚至不给他生病的父亲付医药费。
　That girl is dead to your feeling.　那女孩对你的钟情无动于衷。
 ♣ dead to rights
　无法逃避的谴责　without a chance of escaping blame
　Mother had Bob dead to rights, because she caught him with his hand in the biscuits.　鲍勃无法逃避责备，因为他正伸手拿饼干的时候被母亲抓住了。
 ♣ dead to the world
　沉睡的；不省人事的　fast sleep; unconscious
　Exhausted by their exploits that day the two boys had supper and fell asleep, dead to the world.　那天这两个男孩的英勇行为使他们疲劳不堪，他们吃完晚饭倒头就睡，而且睡得很沉。
　He is dead to the world.　他对世事不闻不问。
 ♣ dead wood
　无用人员　useless person
　The management decided to economize by cutting the dead wood from the workforce, thus reducing the wages bill.　资方决定节省开支，裁减劳动力中的冗员，这样可以减少工资支出。
 ♣ make a dead set at
　蓄意攻击；力图谋得宠爱 purposefully attack〔approach〕
　Norman made a dead set at me as soon as I entered the room and gave me some very interesting news.　我一走进房间，诺曼就告诉我一些非常有趣的消息，力图赢得我的欢心。
 ♣ over one's dead body
　不顾某人的坚决反对　only if one's most vigorous opposition fails
　What do you mean your mother is coming to stay for a week? Over my dead body she is!　你怎么敢说你母亲要来小住一周?除非我死，否则她休想来！
　Over my dead body. That's one sport I'm definite he's not going in for.　说什么我也不同意，这是我坚决反对他参加的唯一的一项体育运动。
 ♣ rise from the dead
　死后复生　come back to life after death
　Jones had disappeared at sea a week before, now here he was, as if risen from the dead.　琼斯一个星期前在海上失踪，现在他又出现在这里，真是死后复生。

 ♣ dead, deadly
　这两个词都可用作形容词。但意思不同：dead意指“死了”“枯萎的”“死寂的”“麻木的”；而deadly作“致命的”“极其危险的”“死气沉沉的”“势不两立的”解。例如：

 ♣ 下面两个短语意思不同：

　他在两年前死了。
　［误］ He was dead two years ago.
　［正］ He died two years ago.
　［正］ He has been dead for two years.
　［析］ dead作形容词表示状态，不能和表示某一过去时间的状语连用，而died是动词，表示瞬间动作，可以和表示某一过去时间的状语连用。

1. 突然地　 suddenly
2. 极度地，完全地，绝对地　 completely
3. 直接地，正对着　 directly

　～ asleep　沉睡
　～ keen　非常喜欢
　～ right　完全正确
　～ sure　绝对肯定

　You're not coming with us, so drop dead!　你不和我们一起来，去你的！
　He was dead tired.　他疲倦极了。
　He was dead asleep.　他完全睡着了。
　I'm dead sure.　我绝对肯定。
　You are dead right.　你完全正确。
　I was dead drunk yesterday evening.　昨晚我烂醉如泥。
　I don't know how Ann stands for her husband's behaviour; he comes home dead drunk nearly every night.　我不知道安是怎么忍受她丈夫的行为的，他几乎每天晚上回家时都烂醉如泥。
　I'm dead keen on Chinese paintings.　我非常喜欢中国画。
　The stranger was dead ahead.　那陌生人就在前面。
　Close the door, please. The wind is blowing dead against me.　请关上门，风正对着我吹。
　The man is dead against me for some reason or the other.　那人以各种理由死命反对我。
　Someone is dead against your plan.　有人拼命反对你的计划。
　His shot was dead on target.　他射得正中目标。
　God heavens, it's dead on eight. I'm only just in time.　天哪，正好8点，我总算及时赶到了。
　The deputation to see the Prime Minister arrived dead on time and was received at once.　要求会见首相的代表团准时抵达并立即受到接见。

 ♣ catch dead
　看见或听见令人难堪的举止　see or hear in an embarrassing act or place at any time
　You won't catch him dead doing any house work.　你不会遇见他做家务的情况。
 ♣ cut dead
　假装看不见　pretend not to see
　I've just been cut dead in the street by an old friend.　刚才在街上有个老朋友看见我却假装没看见。
 ♣ dead beat
　〈口〉筋疲力尽的　 exhausted
　The long-distance runner was dead beat as he crossed the finishing line.　长跑运动员在冲过终点线时已筋疲力尽。
　I can't go any farther. I'm dead beat.　我再也走不动了，疲倦极了。
 ♣ go dead
　不工作　cease working
　The telephone has gone dead.　电话不通了。
　I was talking to my brother on the telephone when suddenly the line went dead.　我与弟弟通电话时，突然断线了。
 ♣ refuse to〔wouldn't〕 be seen dead
　〈口〉厌恶，宁死也不要　 be too shamed; be embarrassed to do sth
　I refuse to be seen dead with my brother after what he has done.　我弟弟干了那件事后，我真厌恶与他在一起。
　What an old-fashioned coat!I wouldn't be seen dead wearing that.　这外衣太老式了！我宁死也不穿。
 ♣ stop dead
　突然停止不动　stop suddenly
　He stopped dead.　他突然停了下来。
　When I saw Dan on the street, I was so surprised and stopped dead.　我在街上看到丹时，惊奇得站在那里不动了。
　The pickpocket stopped dead when he saw the policeman.　那小偷看到警察时突然停了下来。
　The horse stopped dead and threw its rider over the gate.　那匹马突然停了下来，把骑手摔出了大门。
　For some reason, at ten o'clock my watch stopped dead.　不知什么原因，我的表10点钟时突然停了。

 ♣ dead, deadly
　这两个词用作副词时意思不同：dead表示“突然地”“完全地”“正对着”；而deadly表示“如死人地”“死一般地”“极度”“非常”。例如：

　［同义词］ adj. barren, boring, cold, extinct, flat, indifferent, obsolete, perished, still, tired, wooden, worn out
　［反义词］ adj. active, alive
　［词源］中古英语ded<古英语dead（死）