Phrase
drop dead
verb
暴毙；猝死；突然死亡
To die suddenly.
- 1.
To die suddenly.
突然死亡
- 2.
To be appalled or mortified.
感到震惊或尴尬
惊骇；窘迫；突然死亡；感到震惊或尴尬；倒毙
In use
The old man dropped dead while walking in the park.
He dropped dead of a heart attack during the marathon.
If he doesn't take his medicine, he might drop dead any day.
subject drop dead
常用过去式 dropped dead。
The old man dropped dead in the street.
那位老人倒毙在街头。
drop dead of/from something
使用 of 或 from 引出原因。
He dropped dead of a heart attack.
他因心脏病发作倒毙。
Verb forms
base drop dead · third person drops dead · -ing dropping dead · past dropped dead · past participle dropped dead
通常指突然死亡，尤因健康问题或意外。
Common mistakes
He dropped dead a heart attack.He dropped dead of a heart attack.
drop dead 是不及物动词短语，不能直接接宾语。原因或死因需用介词 'of' 或 'from' 引出。
He was dropped dead by a heart attack.He dropped dead from a heart attack.
drop dead 通常不用于被动语态，因为它描述的是主语自身的动作。
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