2ADJ-GRADED 爲達目的不擇手段的;陰險毒辣的;冷酷無情的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as deadly, you mean that they will do or say anything to get what they want, without caring about other people. 爲達目的不擇手段的;陰險毒辣的;冷酷無情的 [disapproval]
His mother's voice was one he knew; ice cold and deadly.
3ADJ 非常乏味的;極其無聊的 If you describe someone or something as deadly, you mean that you think they are very dull and boring. 非常乏味的;極其無聊的 [informal]
She finds these parties deadly.
她覺得這些聚會無聊極了。
4ADV [ADVERB adjective](尤用於強調令人不快或不受歡迎的特質) 極其,非常 You can use deadly to emphasize that something has a particular quality, especially an unpleasant or undesirable quality. (尤用於強調令人不快或不受歡迎的特質) 極其,非常 [emphasis]
Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull.
新聞廣播準確可靠但卻非常枯燥。
The north wind was bitter and deadly cold.
北風寒冷刺骨。
The United States had been deadly serious in its threat of military action.