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HW: My mother’s dead; she died in 1987. $2#^ A A 7, MJH 1987 Mi tit Wo o a dead person/animal A A / o dead leaves/wood/skin 41 nt / A; Aj£ o He was shot dead by a gunman outside his home. M it Q A t# X li X tfr ]T A 0 o Catherine’s dead body lay peacefully on the bed.        0

He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week. M AJlflfj 3! A 7 o 0 The poor child looks more dead than alive. &R7W±AXAA?SW,       #tA o (figurative)

In ten years he’ll be dead and buried as a politician.

►                 IDEA/BELIEF/PLAN & &; ft ^; if W 2 [not before noun]

no longer believed in or aimed for A## A A fit ( I&A M ) : Many believe the peace plan is dead. i^&AiXX ffl 7it $j 6 J& M B o 0 Unfortunately racism is not yet dead. AAWifJiW Aft   0 Though the idea

may be dead, it is far from being buried (= people still talk about it, even though there is nothing new to say).

►                 NOT USED A)[j' 3 belonging to the past; no longer prac­tised or fashionable $ Bt W;. fc M ff W; 7 'fit'll W: Is the Western a dead art form?

Bt 7 ^ ? 0 a dead language (= one that is no longer spoken, for example Latin) AifTiAA^MA, M X T ifl )

►                 FINISHED 4 [informal) finished; not able to be used any more % 7 W; At&# A W: dead matches ffttW A ^ 0 There were two dead bottles of wine on the table.

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►                 MALHINE fJL 7r 5 (of machines or equipment Iflfl^i&ilr) not working because of a lack of power ( @ Afl&NlL ) 7 iitrW, AffsfrW: a dead battery AtgW<&M 0 The hard disk is dead. ?f # tr if is’ff 7 0 0 Suddenly the phone went dead. %7o

►                 PLACE MX 6 (informal, disapproving) very quiet, without

activity or interest A X W ;         A ® W:

There were no theatres, no cinemas, no coffee bars. It was dead as anything.  XAfef^, i&Af!lrt

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►                 BUSINESS XM 7 (informal, disapproving) without activity;

with nobody buying or selling anything ff- # W; If A W : ‘The market is absolutely dead this morning, ’ said one foreign exchange trader. “ A A -¥• ± A ^ M & 7o ” — 0 Winter is traditionally

the dead season for the housing market.

►                 TIRED IfUfi 8 [not usually before noun] (informal) extremely

tired; not well $5 M A ^; J§"f£ A X: half dead with cold and hunger        WiMJl&O She felt dead on

her feet and didn’t have the energy to question them

further. jkkmmj-,

►                 WITHOUT FEELING AMHit 9 [not before noun] (of a part of the body # AoPfit) unable to feel because of cold, etc.

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had gone dead. WXj&W    A7 o 10 ~ to sth

unable to feel or understand emotions A§?jX^; X A At; 3L&1& 0HZ1 insensitive: Hewasdeadtoall feelings of pity, AM ti7'0 11 (especially of sb’s voice, eyes or face  showing no

emotion A^'lfW; iA$IW; XIAXA'W HEI expres­sionless : She said, ‘I’m sorry, too,’ in a quiet, dead voice. ifilftIM: “HctMg&ifco ” o His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling, MHPX 0

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►                 COMPLETE/EXACT % A ; ffi M 12 [only before noun]

complete or exact A W; fffit W; W: a dead silence/calm AS; A A If if 0 the dead centre of the target fEAlEAA 0 The car gave a sudden jerk and came to a dead stop.   0 (BrE) This

horse is a dead cert for (= will certainly win) the race tomorrow.        AtkHo 0 She crumpled to

the floor in a dead faint (= completely unconscious).

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►                 NEVER ALIVE A AM 13 never having been alive A AM W; M A % W: dead matter (= for example rock) A A

) oa dead planet (= one with no life

on it) A A MtfXWXM

IN SPORT AW14 outside the playing area Jf-XW

rrafll be a dead 'ringer for sb (informal) to look very like sb mU, Um (MX); ( *n£A ).-$-#: She’s a dead ringer for a girl I used to know. MIS t W M iA iR W — A Ar ^ o ‘(as); .dead as a/the 'dodo (BrE, informal) completely dead; no longer interesting or valid tgAtIBA A #31A A i ;       (as) .dead as a

'doornail (informal) completely dead ^AA7 W; All 7 W a .dead 'duck (informal) a plan, an event, etc. that has failed or is certain to fail and that is therefore not

worth discussing BAE,      €Ai3i£AHi

(       ^ ) be dead and ’gone (informal) to be

dead A 7 ; A if AT : You’ll be sorry you said that when I’m dead and gone, ic

Wo the dead hand of sth an influence that controls or restricts sth ( MW ) We

need to free business from the dead hand of bureaucracy.

.dead in the

'water a person or plan that is dead in the water has failed and has little hope of succeeding in the future

( A M it A'J ) AJ& , A J& Xtl # M : His leadership campaign is dead in the water.

xjj 0 dead 1 meat (informal) in serious trouble M #JAS: If anyone finds out, you’re dead meat. £oA ^%^fl!lA57o .dead to the 'world fast asleep ^ Bi ; il% IS ; Wi ii over ,my dead 'body (informal) Used to show you are strongly opposed to sth ( ) ^#^A7, ittA: she moves

into our home over my dead body. A A 7 , M M 3'J M tic Cl M o sb wouldn’t be seen/caUght dead (informal) used to say that you would not like to wear particular clothes, or to be in a particular situ­ation ( ) AAAKic:

She wouldn’t be seen dead in a hat. MftiiRH'I'IAo 0 He wouldn’t be caught dead going to a club with his mother.      —more at

FLOG, KNOCK V.

sx noun the dead 1 [pi.] people who have died AA; A #: The dead and wounded in that one attack amounted to 6 000.   Affiii 6 000 A. 2 [sing.] the

state of being dead A : Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. SUfliiigff •0 (figurative) In nine years he has brought his party back from the dead almost to the brink of power. A A AM {£1£^&A@A/lA^#l$t7o EE! in the .dead of night (BrE also at .dead of night) in the quietest part of the night        I crept out of bed

in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.

MAMMA7^0 in the .dead of winter in the coldest part of winter

m adv. (informal)

►                 COMPLETELY A A 1 completely; exactly % AM;

M; 5i^M: You’re dead right! %%A:JE^! 0 (BrE) a dead straight road HjlWiSM 0 (BrE) The train was dead on time. AAlE^tb^: ( iPcAJ&i ) o 0 He’s dead against the idea. o The sight made him

stop dead in his tracks (= stop suddenly).' —* # & 1# M, if #7‘« o She’s dead set on getting (= deter­mined to get) this new job. M ff. M&M JH# S] & A $t X#0

►                 VERY A S 2 (BrE, informal) very; extremely # # ;

MS: The instructions are dead easy to follow.

0 You were dead lucky to get that job. MU103P¥Xft, J(JIAASXo 0 I was dead scared. AM#^Ao

fR71 cut sb dead (BrE) to pretend not to have seen sb; to refuse to say hello to sb (lxWH, ASijc ( ^ A ) : She saw me, recognized me and cut me dead. M3fJ&7SX &iA*7$, £PA—more at

RIGHT n.

.dead 'beat (also beat) adj. [not before noun] (informal) very tired        You look dead beat. M

dead-beat /'dedbirt/ noun (informal) 1 (especially NAmE) a lazy person; a person with no job and no money, who is not part of normal society A; X^7; #A^AW A ik # 2 (NAmE) a person or company that tries to avoid paying their debts  MM#; Ai^ffAWA

A 3 (also .deadbeat 'dad) (NAmE) a father who does not live with his children and does not pay their