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dead

/ˈdɛd/

US UK

adjective

no longer alive or living :no longer having life

Her husband is dead. He died last year.

She's been dead for over 10 years now. [=she died more than 10 years ago]

a dead insect/bird/dog

dead trees/leaves/skin

the dead [=lifeless] bodies of the soldiers

He was found dead in his apartment yesterday.

He lay dead on the floor.

The lost mountain climbers were believed/presumed dead.

She shot him dead. [=she killed him by shooting him]

When we found her, she was more dead than alive. [=almost dead; very close to death]

The poster said that the robbers were wanted dead or alive.

He was as good as dead. [=he was almost dead]

She taught her dog to play dead. [=to lie on its back and pretend to be dead] <USAGER

usage seedeceased</USAGER

To leave (someone or something) for dead is to leave a person or animal that you know will probably die instead of trying to help.

They hit the dog with their car and left it for dead on the side of the road.

He had been badly beaten and left for dead.

a deader -est [or more ~; most ~] :not able to feel or move

My hand was dead [=numb] after holding the bag for so long.

very tired

Our legs were completely dead after hiking all day.

I arrived home from work half dead. [=exhausted]

By the end of the day the workers were dead on their feet. [=very tired but still standing, working, etc.]

feeling no emotions

After the war, I was emotionally dead. [=I was no longer able to feel happiness, sadness, etc.]

informal :certain to be punished or hurt

I'm dead if I come in late for work again.

If I ever get my hands on you, you're dead!

of a machine or device :no longer working especially because of not having electricity

The car's battery is dead.

dead electrical outlets

a dead telephone line

The phones went dead during the storm.

no longer active or operating

a dead [=extinct] volcano

dead companies

That plan is dead for now. We've started developing a new one.

a dead deal

naturally not living

rocks and other dead [=inanimate] matter

deader -est [or more ~; most ~] :lacking in activity or excitement

The store's been dead [=quiet] all day.

This party's completely dead. [=it is not lively]

The audience was kind of dead tonight.

used to describe a time when nothing is being said or done

We played cards to fill in the dead time between the two performances.

no longer performed or enjoyed

He says that disco is dead.

a dead art form

of a language :no longer spoken

Latin is a dead language.

sports - used to describe a situation in which play stops during a game

In American football, the ball is dead [=out of play] after an incomplete forward pass.

The ball is dead if it goes beyond the white line.

complete, total, or absolute

There was dead silence in the room.

She spoke with dead certainty.

I chased them at a dead run for three miles.

The camera is a dead giveaway [=clearly shows] that you're a tourist.

She fell to the floor in a dead faint.

The evening wasn't all I had hoped for, but is wasn't a dead loss. [=it wasn't completely bad]

He's a dead ringer for [=he looks exactly like] his father.

(Brit, informal) They're a dead cert [=a sure thing, a sure bet] to win. [=they are certain to win]

sudden and complete

The bus came to a dead [=abrupt] stop.

perfect or exact

Her arrow hit the dead [=very] center of the target.

(as) dead as a doornail

chiefly US or chiefly Brit (as) dead as a dodo

informal - used to stress that someone or something is dead

The old captain was dead as a doornail. - often used figuratively

The negotiations are as dead as a doornail.

The deal is dead as a doornail.

beat a dead horse

or flog a dead horse

xem horse

catch/see (someone) dead

informal

If you say that people wouldn't/won't catch/see you dead or that you wouldn't/won't be caught/seen dead doing something, you refuse to let others see you doing it because it would cause you to be embarrassed.

I wouldn't be caught/seen dead wearing that hideous outfit.

She won't be caught dead going to the movies with her obnoxious brother.

dead and buried

or dead and gone

no longer living :dead

He's been dead and buried for 50 years.

relatives long dead and gone

no longer used or accepted

Those old family traditions are dead and buried.

That idea is dead and buried.

The days of our childhood are dead and gone.

dead from the neck up

informal :very stupid or foolish

Most of his friends are dead from the neck up.

dead in the water

informal :not making any progress :not having any chance of success

The peace talks were dead in the water.

His election campaign is dead in the water.

dead men tell no tales

xem tale

dead on arrival

having died before getting to a hospital, emergency room, etc.

The victim was dead on arrival at the hospital. - often used figuratively

Some are saying that any new tax proposal would be dead on arrival. [=would have no chances of being approved]

dead to rights

xem right

dead to the world

informal :sleeping very deeply

You can't wake him up. He's dead to the world.

drop dead

informal

to fall to the ground and die very suddenly

She dropped dead while playing basketball.

used as a rude way to tell someone to leave you alone

He asked you for help after being such a jerk? You should have told him to drop dead! - see also drop-dead

knock dead

xem knock

over my dead body

xem body

noun

plural dead

[plural] :people who have died

By the end of the war, there were over two million dead.

usually used with the

the living and the dead

His mother and brother were among the dead.

the souls/spirits of the dead

the dead :the state of being dead - usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying

For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.

They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

[noncount] :the time in the middle of the night or winter

She left in the dead of the night. = She left at dead of night. [=she left very late at night]

He began his journey in the dead of winter.

adverb

completely or totally

I think you're dead [=absolutely, utterly] wrong.

She's dead certain that she can finish the job.

We were dead tired by the end of the day.

He's not joking. In fact, he's dead serious.

They were both dead drunk and passed out on the floor.

She finished the race dead last.

The mayor was dead set against [=strongly opposed to] the plan.

She was dead set on going to college. [=she was completely certain she wanted to go to college]

in a sudden and complete way

He stopped dead in his tracks. [=stopped suddenly]

directly or exactly

The island is dead ahead of us. [=the island is right in front of us]

She hung the picture dead center on the wall. [=she hung the picture in the exact center of the wall]

* Các từ tương tự:
dead air, dead bolt, dead duck, dead end, dead heat, dead letter, dead meat, dead presidents, dead weight