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a zombie
zombie 是可数名词，复数形式为 zombies。
The zombie walked slowly toward us.
那具僵尸慢慢朝我们走来。
僵尸
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
僵尸
a dead body brought back to life by a supernatural force
The zombie walked slowly toward us.
那具僵尸慢慢朝我们走来。
通常由非自然力量(如魔法)复活的死人,无灵魂或自主意志,通常行动迟缓、顺从且无害,除非被指令伤害他人。
A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.
被超自然力量复活的尸体
a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
通过真菌、病毒等虚构媒介而复活的死人,对吃活人有着无法满足的欲望,通常被描绘为具有攻击性、行动迅速且具有传染性。
A dead person, reanimated through some fictional agency as a fungus, virus, or the like, that has an insatiable desire to eat living humans, typically depicted as aggressive, fast moving, and infectious.
(伏都教)复活尸体的灵魂或超自然力量
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
In the movie, the zombie slowly walked out of the graveyard.
电影里，那具僵尸慢慢地从墓地走出来。
She rushed to the door before the zombie could reach her.
她在僵尸够到她之前冲到了门口。
The survivors hid inside the house while the zombies wandered past.
幸存者们躲在家里，而僵尸们从外面游荡过去。
zombie 是可数名词，复数形式为 zombies。
The zombie walked slowly toward us.
那具僵尸慢慢朝我们走来。
zombie 可以作定语修饰名词，表示与僵尸相关的意思。
I watched a zombie movie last night.
我昨晚看了一部僵尸电影。
turn into 表示“变成”，常用来描述人或物转变为僵尸。
In the game, the character turns into a zombie.
在游戏中，这个角色变成了僵尸。
like a zombie 用来形容人动作呆滞、精神恍惚。
He walked around like a zombie.
他像僵尸一样走来走去。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
僵尸末日
The movie is about a zombie apocalypse that sweeps across the world.
这部电影讲述的是席卷全球的僵尸末日。
僵尸电影
We watched a scary zombie movie last night.
我们昨晚看了一部恐怖的僵尸电影。
僵尸群
A zombie horde was slowly moving toward the village.
一群僵尸正慢慢向村庄移动。
僵尸爆发
The town was unprepared for the sudden zombie outbreak.
这个小镇对突然爆发的僵尸疫情毫无准备。
僵尸生存
They learned zombie survival skills from an online guide.
他们从网上指南中学到了僵尸生存技能。
僵尸游行
People dressed as the undead joined the annual zombie walk.
人们装扮成亡灵参加了一年一度的僵尸游行。
僵尸企业
Many economists say zombie companies are holding back productivity growth.
许多经济学家表示，僵尸企业正在拖累生产率增长。
僵尸银行
The government was criticized for propping up zombie banks instead of letting them fail.
政府因扶持僵尸银行而不是让它们倒闭而受到批评。
僵尸债务
Debt collectors still try to collect zombie debt that is years past the statute of limitations.
讨债公司仍试图收取早已超过诉讼时效的僵尸债务。
你脑子里有什么？僵尸，僵尸，僵尸。
From the song 'Zombie' by the Cranberries (1994), a protest anthem about the Northern Ireland conflict. It uses 'zombie' to describe people who mindlessly follow violence and hatred.
出自小红莓乐队1994年的歌曲《Zombie》，一首关于北爱尔兰冲突的抗议歌曲。歌曲用“僵尸”来比喻盲目追随暴力和仇恨的人。
僵尸要来了！
An iconic announcement from the video game 'Plants vs. Zombies' (2009), which signals the start of a zombie attack. The game is widely known in China.
这是电子游戏《植物大战僵尸》（2009年）中的标志性提示，表示僵尸进攻开始了。这款游戏在中国广为人知。
Use zombie naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想想《植物大战僵尸》：那个举着手、慢吞吞走来的 zombie，就是‘僵尸’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：恐怖或奇幻题材、日常口语比喻 该词在正式与非正式场合都常见；本义指超自然力量复活的尸体，多用于恐怖、奇幻题材，也常用于口语中比喻麻木或机械行动的人。
没有常用英语单词与 zombie /ˈzɑmbi/ 完全押韵。下列词都以 /bi/ 结尾（拼作 -bie、-by 或 -be），但重读元音不同：Barbie /ˈbɑrbi/、hobby /ˈhɑbi/、Toby /ˈtoʊbi/、Ruby /ˈruːbi/、wannabe /ˈwɑnəbi/。尤其注意 Barbie 和 zombie 的拼写都以 -bie 结尾，但 Barbie 并不读成 /ˈzɑmbi/。
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