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be a dead person
字面或比喻用法。
He is a dead person.
他是一个死人。
死人
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死人
a person who has died
He is a dead person.
他是一个死人。
The police found a dead person in the abandoned building.
警方在废弃大楼里发现了一具尸体。
It is considered disrespectful to make jokes about a dead person.
对死者开玩笑被认为是不尊重的。
The identity of the dead person has not yet been released.
死者的身份尚未公布。
字面或比喻用法。
He is a dead person.
他是一个死人。
形容睡得很沉。
She sleeps like a dead person.
她睡得像个死人。
特指某个死者。
The dead person was identified.
那个死人被确认了身份。
Not this
He is a dead.
Use this
He is a dead person.
在中文中，“死人”是名词，但英语中“dead”是形容词，必须后接名词“person”才能表示“死人”。
Not this
There are many dead persons in the war.
Use this
There are many dead people in the war.
“dead person”的复数通常用“dead people”，而不是“dead persons”；“persons”多用于正式或法律语境，日常表达用“people”更自然。
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