mother any money to take care of them ( X-^jXAIr]

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dead-bolt /‘dedbault; NAmE -boult/ noun (especially NAmE) = deadlock(2)

.dead cat 'bounce noun a temporary and small upward movement in share prices after a large fall, often before they start to fall again        ( jH j&jft

dead en /'dedn/ verb [VN] to make sth such as a sound, a feeling, etc. less strong ft (    ) Mi,

ifkM, HTfl dull: He was given drugs to deaden

the pain, in 7 f&ih <, ► dead-en-ing adj. [only before noun]: the deadening effect of alcohol on your reactions

.dead 'end noun 1 a road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end ~ X £1 ?E ift it & ( ^Ii|f ) : The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end. IE Cl SIX (ft —  2 a point at which you can

make no further progress in what you are doing 1IM: We had come to a dead end in our research. $£Cl (ft#f;&Xft E P§ A^fe^L 0 He’s in a dead-end job in the local factory (= one with low wages and no hope of promotion).   0 These

negotiations are a dead-end street (= they have reached a point where no further progress is possible). ftftJPSA m^o

dead-head /'dedhed/ verb [VN] {BrE) to remove dead flowers from a plant

.dead 'heat noun 1 (especially BrE) a result in a race when two of those taking part finish at exactly the same time (     ft

2 {NAmE) a situation during a race or competi­tion, etc. when two or more people are at the same level m & ft St; X ft tt U\ ; X ± X : The two candidates are in a dead heat in the polls. W^fti^Aft

.dead 'letter noun 1 [usually sing.] a law or an agree­ment that still exists but that is ignored AAiSft (ft ft ft; J£|W]iIi&&<j)l*E; 2 {especially NAmE) a letter

that cannot be delivered to an address or to the person who sent it ?Eft; ( MIU ) (ftfcPft

dead-line /'dedlam/ noun ~ (for sth) a point in time by which sth must be done ii/|j $] PI; Hit 0 $3: I prefer to work to a deadline.        0

The deadline for applications is 30 April,

B 4 M 30 0 0 0 the January 15 deadline set by the United Nations        1 R 15 BUJgjfipg

dead-lock /'dedlDk; NAmE -la:k/ noun 1 [sing., U] a complete failure to reach agreement or settle an argu­ment       fgfM; +@ 1# X X Baa stalemate : Euro­

pean agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. gfcifH # SXik    ft IfIMX

A 16 fj If ID „ O (BrE) The strike appeared to have reached deadlock. SXllff B^AI^, 0 {NAmE, BrE) The strike has reached a deadlock. H X E P§ A jf M <,

2 [C] {BrE) (also dead-bolt NAmE, BrE) a type of lock on a door that needs a key to open or close it (ft H 1$ ► dead-locked adj. [not before noun]: Despite months of discussion the negotiations remained dead­locked.

.dead 'loss noun [usually sing.] {BrE, informal) a person or thing that is not helpful or useful (ft A ( ZxM ) ; Jg : He may be a very talented designer, but as a manager he’s a dead loss, ft ft flUk—AJR(ft$tit ft,

dead ly /'dedli/ adj., adv.

madj. (dead lier, dead li est)       More deadly and

deadliest are the usual forms. You can also use most deadly. 'f' ft more deadly fP deadliest, 7$ ft ft most deadly 0 1 causing or likely to cause death ( ft fE ) SSt ft (ft, WORM HOC] lethal: a deadly weapon/disease §£ft$Js£f!/^^ o deadly poison gij# o The cobra is one of the world’s deadliest snakes. HI ft ft !?- A if ft o o The terrorists have chosen to play a deadly game with the civilian population. 38 ft ft ft 2 [only before noun] extreme; complete H ft(ft ; r ft# (ft ; % JtS (ft : I’m in deadly earnest. 5k ft # iA 3D (ft 0 o We sat in deadly

silence. & C MR X ft ft X H 0      0 They are deadly

enemies {= are full of hatred for each other). ftd/lX ^ SI A (ft ik Sit o 3 extremely effective, so that no defence is possible ft##$t#j; Aft IM GC His aim is deadly (= so accurate that he can kill easily), ft#

o       It was the deadly striker’s 11th goal of the season.

11    4 {informal) very

boring (ft; ft AAM (ft: The lecture was absolutely deadly.

■ adv. 1 {informal) extremely H ft; ft #: deadly ser- ious/dull        iAX/ Aft 2 = deathly: deadly

pale/coldK-mm^te-,

dead ly night-shade /.dedli 'naitjeid/ (also bella­donna) noun [U] a very poisonous plant with purple flowers and black berries ( ft#,

)

.deadly 'sin noun one of the seven actions for which you can go to hell, in Christian tradition

) : Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.    „

dead-pan /'dedpaen/ adj. without any expression or emotion; often pretending to be serious when you are joking ffiAIHtlft; X#li1f£^lft; fg^X^lft: deadpan humour

dead-weight /.ded'weit/ noun [usually sing.] 1 a thing that is very heavy and difficult to lift or move (

(ft ) It $9 2 a person or thing that makes it difficult for sth to succeed or change Jr ft.;

.dead white European 'male noun {informal, disap­proving) a writer, scientist or other famous figure from the past that some people may consider more important than other writers, etc. just because he belongs to the group of people who have most power in society

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.dead 'wood noun [U] people or things that have become useless or unnecessary in an organization %

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'dead zone noun 1 a place or a period of time in which nothing happens  ) :

The town is a cultural dead zone. i&ftlSX   Jit

M o 2 an area which separates two places, groups of people, etc. PS ^  : The UN is trying to maintain a

dead zone between the warring groups, f n’liEKSiS If Z IbH£ ® PS & "rft 0  3 a place where a mobile

phone/cellphone does not work because no signal can be received WE, #E ( AXftMtft ) 4 {biology X) an area of water in which animals cannot live because there is not enough oxygen £E7jcE (

deaf 0-w /def/ adj. (deaf-er, deaf-est)

1                  unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well

^(ft: to become/go deaf      o She was bom deaf, ft

Xillo — see also stone deaf, tone-deaf 2 the deaf noun [pi.] people who cannot hear ^^|(ft A; M X: television subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

3 [not before noun] ~ to sth not willing to listen or pay attention to sth X IS R/f ; X : He was deaf to my requests for help. ft^W^lft XSfj^ESXSlo ► deaf ness noun [U] IRTCl (as) .deaf as a ' post (informal) very deaf ft M; MM X 'a X Vf X J3SL fa 11 on deaf ears to be ignored or not noticed by other people XMS&jc; Xtt&ift; Her advice

fell on deaf ears, ft (ft        turn a deaf

ear (to sb/sth) to ignore or refuse to listen to sb/sth ( XX" ) 2^.XS,        He turned a deaf ear to

the rumours. ft^ji^iSWS^rlill'flo deafen /'defn/ verb [VN] [usually passive] 1 to make sb unable to hear the sounds around them because there is too much noise       The noise of the

siren was deafening her.

2                  to make sb deaf ; ft P/rX iE deafen ing /• defnii]/ adj. very loud

|XJ : deafening applause # X ft 0 The noise of the machine was deafening. o The

government’s response to the report has been a deafening