dead ♦︎ late ♦︎ deceased ♦︎ lifeless ♦︎ at peaceThese words all describe people, animals or plants that are no longer alive.這些詞均表示已死的、死去的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to lie dead / lifeless / at peace◆a dead / late / deceased wife / husband / mother / father / brother / sister / relative◆a / sb's dead / lifeless body◆almost / nearly / apparently / seemingly dead / lifeless■deadno longer alive死的;失去生命的;枯萎的◆a dead person / animal / tree死人;死去的動物;枯樹◆dead leaves / wood / skin枯葉;枯木;死皮◆My mother's dead; she died in 1997.我母親不在了,她是1997年去世的。◆He was shot dead by a gunman outside his home.他在家門外被持槍歹徒開槍打死。◆ (informal) He dropped dead(= died suddenly) last week.他上星期突然去世了。OPPalive,living,live ⇨ alive see also die ⇨ die▸the dead
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[plural] ◆The dead and wounded in that one attack amounted to 6 000.僅那一次襲擊就死傷達6 000人。▸death
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[countable, uncountable] ◆a sudden / violent / peaceful death猝死;橫死;安詳的死◆the anniversary of his wife's death他妻子的忌日◆Two children were burnt to death in the fire(= they died as a result of the fire).兩個孩子在大火中燒死了。◆Police are still trying to establish the cause of death.警方仍在試圖確定死因。OPPlife ⇨ life1■late [only before noun] (ratherformal) (of a person) no longer alive已故的;去世的◆She spoke of her late husband with passion.她說到已故的丈夫時語氣裏充滿了愛意。◆The event was organized in memory of the late Christopher Reeve.那次活動是爲了紀念已故的克裏斯托弗•裏夫而舉行的。ⓘ Late in this meaning is usually used in the phrases sb's late husband/wife/father/mother, etc. or the late John Smith/Mary Brown, etc. to talk about sb who has died quite recently.表達此義時,late通常用在sb's late husband/wife/father/mother或the late John Smith/Mary Brown等短語裏,指最近剛去世的人。■deceased dɪˈsiːst (law法律orformal) dead已死的;亡故的◆She took over her deceased parents' business.她接管了已故雙親的事業。▸the deceased
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[countable] ◆The funeral was attended by only the male relations of the deceased.參加葬禮的只有死者的男性親屬。ⓘ The deceased is used especially about sb who has died recently. * the deceased尤指最近剛去世的人。■lifeless (formal) dead or appearing to be dead死的;死了似的◆He knelt beside her lifeless body.他跪在她的屍體旁。ⓘ Lifeless is usually used to talk about bodies or parts of the body. * lifeless通常形容身體或身體的某個部分◆his / her lifeless body / form / eyes / hand他/她的屍體/毫無生氣的形體/呆滞的眼神/沒有知覺的手■at ˈpeace
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dead, and therefore having no more worries長眠;安息◆Her illness would develop, and soon she would be at peace.她的病情會加重,不久就要安息了。
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