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单词 deadly
释义
deadly
(dedli )
Word forms: deadlier , deadliest
1. adjective B2
If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
...a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins.
Passive smoking can be deadly too.
The authorities are looking into last week's deadly gas explosions.
Synonyms: lethal, fatal, deathly, dangerous  
2. adjective
If you describe a person or their behaviour as deadly, you mean that they will do or say anything to get what they want, without caring about other people. [disapproval]
His mother's voice was one he knew; ice cold and deadly.
The Duchess levelled a deadly look at Nikko.
Synonyms: hard, fierce, harsh, cruel  
3. adjective
If you describe someone or something as deadly, you mean that you think they are very dull and boring. [informal]
She finds these parties deadly.
4. adverb [ADVERB adjective]
You can use deadly to emphasize that something has a particular quality, especially an unpleasant or undesirable quality. [emphasis]
Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull.
The north wind was bitter and deadly cold.
The United States had been deadly serious in its threat of military action.
Synonyms: completely, quite, totally, perfectly  
5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A deadly situation has unpleasant or dangerous consequences.
...the deadly combination of low expectations and low achievement.
It is here that most students fall into a subtle and deadly trap.
6. adjective
Deadly enemies or rivals fight or compete with each other in a very aggressive way.
The two became deadly enemies.
That would make the competition between rival suppliers even deadlier.
Synonyms: arch, savage, mortal, hardline  
7. graded adjective
In sport, deadly players and actions are extremely skilful and successful. [journalism]
...the fastest and deadliest bowlers in world cricket today.
Synonyms: accurate, sure, true, effective  
Collocations:
deadly blow
Experts also say it would increase all the prices below the threshold in a deadly blow to first-time buyers.
The Sun
This strikes a deadly blow at the very heart of what sport should be all about.
Times, Sunday Times
Perhaps this event, which nervous unionists feared would deal a deadly blow to their side of the referendum debate, has instead strengthened the spirit of togetherness.
Times, Sunday Times
Even a moderate fleet of long-range bombers could deliver a deadly blow to the enemy, so great efforts were made to develop countermeasures.
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The king wished in this way to strike a deadly blow at usury.
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deadly chemical
But when digested the seeds generate the deadly chemical cyanide.
The Sun
Newspapers reported the discovery of a 'deadly chemical', at levels 80 to 200 times higher than official safety limits.
Times, Sunday Times
They get a deadly chemical called lipophilic alkaloid from consuming a poisonous food in the rainforest.
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The rubbish included deadly chemicals.
The Sun
While tobacco smoke contains a host of deadly chemicals, e-cig liquid consists only of nicotine and relatively harmless solvents.
The Sun
deadly earthquake
It reached seven storeys in height and had over 500 rooms until the deadly earthquake of 1906 toppled the top three floors and its mighty tower.
The Sun
The deadly earthquake had caused a 10-15 cm fissure in the ground which spread over a length of 25 km.
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This would make it the deadliest earthquake in modern times, and the second or third deadliest in recorded history.
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While it was the deadliest earthquake and the fourth deadliest natural disaster in history, there have been earthquakes with considerably higher magnitudes.
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It was one of the deadliest earthquakes with a total count of 200,000 deaths.
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deadly explosion
Fifteen minutes later, a deadly explosion took place.
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It follows the attempts by an energy scientist to determine the causes of a deadly explosion at a particle collider and mitigate its aftereffects.
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The means by which they intended to inflict heavy casualties was by horrifying violence, a co-ordinated series of deadly explosions.
The Sun
deadly fire
They say rebels from outside the city have established themselves in densely populated districts, drawing deadly fire from artillery, helicopter gunships and warplanes.
Times, Sunday Times
Noting the enemy massing at a weakened point on the perimeter, he crawled into the open and poured deadly fire into the enemy ranks.
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He engaged them, and with deadly fire forced the enemy to withdraw.
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When the revolutionists arrived, they were met with deadly fire.
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Worst of all was the wire, covered with deadly fire, its few gaps deliberate deathtraps.
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deadly force
He has been more than willing to use deadly force against dissenters, while the rights of free speech and assembly have been drastically curtailed.
Times, Sunday Times
He quickly fell foul of the revolutionaries, who demanded a civilian transitional government, prompting him to crack down with often deadly force on demonstrations against military rule.
Times, Sunday Times
They can use deadly force.
The Sun
Private contractors have the right to use deadly force to defend themselves.
Times, Sunday Times
Deadly force can be utilized to prevent the death or grievous bodily injury to oneself or that of another.
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deadly form
Adults should check themselves once a month for skin cancer as rates of the most deadly form of the disease soar, experts have said.
Times, Sunday Times
Figures released last week showed that older men have the fastest growing risk of the most deadly form of skin cancer.
Times, Sunday Times
They were also afflicted with more aggressive and deadly forms of the disease.
Times, Sunday Times
Frequent tanning bed use triples the risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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Generally occurring on high-capacity and high-speed routes such as freeways, they are one of the deadliest forms of traffic accidents.
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deadly gas
More than 40 more were injured amid panic as deadly gas also spewed out.
The Sun
His boiler had been leaking the deadly gas, which had been seeping through our floor.
The Sun
Unknown to them, this causes the deadly gas to contaminate the air and bring forth a toxic rainfall.
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He almost gets stuck in the train car after unlocking the timer that will release the deadly gas.
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The deadly gas was able to get into the shop basement from migrating around and over pipes, causing the bad smell.
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deadly illness
Never subtle but remarkably uplifting given it's about a raging narcissist who gets a deadly illness.
The Sun
It's an evil and deadly illness.
The Sun
Even short spells of inactivity can quickly sow the seeds of deadly illness, researchers say, but walking a little more could lead to marked improvements in health.
Times, Sunday Times
Special laboratories will be built at the 'centre of expertise' to help to fight the risk of germ warfare and create vaccines for biological threats and deadly illnesses.
Times, Sunday Times
Two of the pups had deadly illnesses.
The Sun
deadly incident
The deadly incident immediately received national media coverage in the wake of the high casualties resulting from it.
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All three are poisonous; potentially deadly incidents occur almost every year.
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Rattlesnake envenomations account for 80% of the deadly incidents.
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Efforts to tighten the law usually arise after deadly incidents like those described above.
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Including this event, there were nine deadly incidents with more than 100 fatalities, while the total recorded number of casualties was 3,545 for the decade.
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deadly outbreak
All the proceeds will go to projects related to the deadly outbreak.
The Sun
Officials hope to find and isolate patients to stem the deadly outbreak.
The Sun
However, the current epidemic has been the deadliest outbreak since 1996.
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deadly pathogen
How long will it be before people are again prepared to get into a stranger's car that may or may not be infected by a deadly pathogen?
Times,Sunday Times
Hundreds of labs keep deadly pathogens, which can be stolen, and anthrax can be obtained from farms.
Times, Sunday Times
But techniques that bring great promise will also bring great peril, such as the ability to engineer deadly pathogens.
Times, Sunday Times
deadly plague
But cracks soon open up under the project with news of a deadly plague sweeping the planet.
Times, Sunday Times
In the 1330s a large number of natural disasters and plagues led to widespread famine, starting in 1331, with a deadly plague arriving soon after.
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In the game, the player creates and evolves a pathogen in an effort to destroy the world with a deadly plague.
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This project contributed to the tremendous efforts conducted to fight the deadly plague in this region.
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A deadly plague sweeps your land.
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deadly radiation
Periodic reports show the steady southward progression of the deadly radiation.
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Archer soon surmises that everyone must take shelter in order to survive the storm's deadly radiation.
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A vast wave of deadly radiation floods the cave.
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Referring to his plasma output as solar fire, he can release this energy though his hands as blasts of searing heat, deadly radiation, explosive concussive force, or simple flames.
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Although he apparently had succeeded in stopping most of the deadly radiation to reach humanity a strange fission wave reached around the world and changed all kryptonite into pure iron.
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deadly secret
They are sure they will never have any luck, then they find a deadly secret and that changes everything.
Times, Sunday Times
And soon the deadly secret of the house and its tiny demonic occupants becomes clear.
Times, Sunday Times
It now takes only one egg to maintain the strength of even the most active and deadly secret agent, and exhaust the more conventional kind of customer.
Times, Sunday Times
Does an earthquake that claimed more than 9,000 lives really need a 'deadly secret', let alone an orchestral cue?
Times, Sunday Times
He can transform his body into steel and draw out great power using a deadly secret technique known only to himself.
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deadly silence
After a while, things calmed down and there was a deadly silence.
Times, Sunday Times
Then they realised what he was doing, listening in 'a deadly silence; you could hear a bug fly by'.
Times, Sunday Times
The deadly silence was broken by the porters singing hymns.
The Sun
Deadly silence in the classroom.
Times, Sunday Times
There was a deadly silence.
Times, Sunday Times
deadly snake
Listen out for the one about the deadly snake.
Times, Sunday Times
It's not every day that an actress enjoying a well-earned coffee break suddenly feels her life's in danger... from a deadly snake!
The Sun
One brave soul regularly injects himself with deadly snake venom.
Times, Sunday Times
Authorities warned the floods had brought out a plague of dangerous pests, including deadly snakes.
The Sun
And don't worry - no actual deadly snakes are involved...
The Sun
deadly strain
Three were revealed to be grievously stricken with the potentially deadly strain.
The Sun
The report warns that a highly contagious and deadly strain of the viral disease could claim many more lives than hate bombers ever could.
The Sun
Experts say a new deadly strain could return.
The Sun
A deadly strain of avian flu may have passed between people for the first time, experts believe.
Times, Sunday Times
They are said to protect against 99.9 per cent of bacteria, fungi and viruses including the deadly strain.
The Sun
deadly substance
The deadly substance can be found in walls and ceilings, as well as places like boilers and guttering.
The Sun
That was in the wake of a tabloid exposé in which a photo of him inhaling the legal but potentially deadly substance nitrous oxide (laughing gas) came to light.
Times, Sunday Times
Doctors were unable to identify the deadly substance until a few hours before his death.
Times, Sunday Times
He insisted that regulating mind-altering stimulants and selling them over the counter was the only way to stop deadly substances sweeping the streets.
Times, Sunday Times
Research released this week demonstrated that tiny particles of air pollution can penetrate the lungs, carrying deadly substances into the blood.
Times, Sunday Times
deadly tornado
This ultimately saved them from a deadly tornado that destroyed the schoolhouse where they otherwise would have been.
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While the building would likely have been considered a safe haven under such circumstances, it was unable to withstand the direct hit from the deadly tornado.
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It still stands today as the 2nd deadliest tornado ever in the state.
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It produced at least 40 tornadoes and caused 30 deaths as a result of two deadly tornadoes.
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It was also the fifth deadliest tornado of the year.
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deadly toxin
Until now, only the brave would tackle the sashimi dish fugu — also known as puffer fish — which contains a deadly toxin only eliminated by expert preparation.
Times, Sunday Times
She paid him 900 for a deadly toxin called abrin, a close relation to ricin, it was claimed.
The Sun
They got him in 1978, by switching his toothpaste with an identical tube containing a deadly toxin that worked its way into his gums every time he brushed his teeth.
Times, Sunday Times
The gadgets give a nicotine hit but with none of the deadly toxins found in tobacco.
The Sun
Instead, it uses a battery to heat the tobacco, meaning it has the potential to release fewer deadly toxins.
Times, Sunday Times
deadly violence
Then there are the unavoidable transaction issues, such as getting caught by the police or the risk of deadly violence.
Times, Sunday Times
That helped to ease international pressure but served only to inflame protests at home, weeks after anti-government demonstrations were put down with deadly violence.
Times,Sunday Times
Anger turns a random encounter into deadly violence.
Times, Sunday Times
Her methods often include deadly violence which she uses with little hesitation.
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deadly virus
It charts scientific efforts to prevent a deadly virus from wiping out life on earth.
The Sun
Changes in the weather and even a deadly virus have also been cited.
Times, Sunday Times
They worked in the frontline without any protection from this aggressive, deadly virus.
Times,Sunday Times
Deadly viruses often come from animals, particularly wild ones we are unaccustomed to.
Times,Sunday Times
Deadly viruses could be stolen, or escape, from a research laboratory.
Times,Sunday Times
potentially deadly
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but potentially deadly bacterial infection that releases toxins which damage nearby tissue.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Yes, it's a radioactive substance with an atomic number higher than uranium - that makes it potentially deadly to humans.
Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (1994)
The contents cause chemical burns and potentially deadly breathing problems.
The Sun (2012)
Research shows sudden drops in temperature can lead to a sharp increase in potentially deadly brain clots.
The Sun (2016)
Thousands of patients could benefit from a blood test that can detect lung cancer up to five years before potentially deadly symptoms appear.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Translations:
Chinese: 致命的
Japanese: 致命的な
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