the dead (+ plural verb)
the dead 指全体死者，是集合名词，作主语时通常接复数动词。
The dead were remembered with a moment of silence.
人们以默哀的方式缅怀逝者。
隆冬；深夜；死者；死去的人；寒冷(或其他与死亡相关的特质)最为强烈的时刻
死者；死去的人
people who are no longer living
寒冷(或其他与死亡相关的特质)最为强烈的时刻
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
Every year, the village holds a ceremony to honor the dead.
每年，村里都会举行仪式来悼念死者。
用法提示：“the dead”是名词，指死去的人，在这里作 honor 的宾语。
The dead are often buried near their families.
死者通常被安葬在家人附近。
用法提示：“the dead”是名词，指死去的人，在这里作主语，后接复数动词 are。
He wrote a poem about the dead and the living.
他写了一首关于死者和生者的诗。
用法提示：“the dead”是名词，指死去的人，与 the living 并列，作介词 about 的宾语。
the dead 指全体死者，是集合名词，作主语时通常接复数动词。
The dead were remembered with a moment of silence.
人们以默哀的方式缅怀逝者。
in the dead of winter/night 表示隆冬或深夜，即最寒冷或最寂静的一段时间。
The lake freezes over in the dead of winter.
隆冬时节，湖面会结冰。
rise from the dead 表示死而复生，也可说 come back from the dead。
In the legend, the hero rises from the dead.
传说中，这位英雄死而复生。
grammar · medium
易错句子Dead were buried in the cemetery.
正确表达The dead were buried in the cemetery.
dead 作名词表示“死者”时是集体名词，必须与定冠词 the 连用，构成 the dead；单独一个 dead 不能作名词充当主语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dead is remembered on this day.
正确表达The dead are remembered on this day.
the dead 指“所有死者”这一整体人群，是复数概念，谓语动词要用复数 are。汉语名词不分单复数，容易误配单数动词 is。
grammar · medium
易错句子The rescuers found a dead under the rubble.
正确表达The rescuers found a dead body under the rubble.
the dead 是复数集体名词，不能用不定冠词 a 表示“一个死者”。要指单个死者，需改用可数名词短语 a dead body / a dead person。
死者；死去的人们
The dead were remembered at the ceremony.
在仪式上，人们缅怀了死者。
隆冬；严冬
The dead of winter can be bitterly cold.
隆冬时节可能极其寒冷。
深夜；午夜
He wandered the streets in the dead of night.
他在深夜的街头徘徊。
死而复生；复活
Many believe he rose from the dead.
许多人相信他死而复生。
埋葬死者
They stayed to bury the dead after the battle.
战斗结束后，他们留下来埋葬死者。
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哀悼死者
The community gathered to mourn the dead.
社区聚集起来哀悼死者。