dead + adj.
dead 放在形容词前,表示“完全、非常”,多见于英式口语。
This game is dead easy.
这个游戏太容易了。
猛然地;彻底地
deader — comparative of dead
突然地;完全地;完全地;直接地
in a sudden and complete way
突然地;完全地
Suddenly and completely.
I stopped dead when I heard someone call my name.
听到有人叫我名字时,我猛地停住了。
用法提示:dead 在这里是副词,用在动词 stopped 后面,表示动作突然、彻底地停住。
The train stopped dead in the tunnel, and all the lights went out.
火车在隧道里突然完全停住,所有的灯都熄灭了。
用法提示:dead 作副词修饰 stopped,强调火车毫无缓冲地、完全地停了下来。
The music stopped dead in the middle of her favourite song.
音乐在她最喜欢的那首歌放到一半时戛然而止。
用法提示:dead 是副词,修饰 stopped,说明音乐突然地、彻底地停止了。
dead 放在形容词前,表示“完全、非常”,多见于英式口语。
This game is dead easy.
这个游戏太容易了。
stop dead 强调动作突然、彻底地停住,dead 在这里是副词。
The car stopped dead at the red light.
车在红灯前猛地停住了。
be dead set on 表示坚决要做某事;be dead set against 表示坚决反对。
He's dead set on moving to Canada.
他一心要搬到加拿大去。
grammar · medium
易错句子He stopped deadly when he saw the snake.
正确表达He stopped dead when he saw the snake.
dead 本身就能作副词,意思是“突然地、完全地”,所以 stop 后面直接跟 dead,不需要加 -ly。deadly 作副词是“致命地、极度地”(如 deadly serious),不能表示“猛地停住”。不要把这句里“形容词加 -ly 变副词”的规则套在 dead 上。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the marathon, I was tired dead.
正确表达After the marathon, I was dead tired.
副词 dead 修饰形容词 tired 时,必须紧放在 tired 的前面,构成固定说法 dead tired,这是英语“副词+形容词”的语序。受中文“累死了”把程度成分放在后面的影响,容易写成 tired dead;而 dead 放在后面还会被读成形容词“死的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子I dead agree with your plan.
正确表达I completely agree with your plan.
dead 作程度副词只限用于少数固定搭配,如 dead tired、dead drunk、stop dead、dead ahead,不能像中文“完全”那样自由地修饰任何动词。表示“完全同意”要用 completely 或 absolutely。
突然停下
The horse stopped dead when it saw the snake.
那匹马看到蛇时突然停住了。
累极了,疲惫不堪
After the long hike, I was dead tired.
长途徒步之后,我累极了。
极其容易,易如反掌
Don't worry — the test was dead easy.
别担心,这次考试极其容易。
十分确定,完全肯定
I'm dead certain I locked the door.
我十分确定我锁了门。
坚决反对
Her parents were dead set against the plan.
她父母坚决反对这个计划。
烂醉如泥
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