That has ceased to live; deprived of life; in that state in which the vital functions and powers have… of men and animals.
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释义 | the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective] (109) deadOE That has ceased to live; deprived of life; in that state in which the vital functions and powers have… of men and animals. lifelessOE That has ceased to live; deprived of life; dead. of lifeOE of life: dead. Cf. phrases 12a(a) and of, prep. 4a. Similarly out of life (see out of, prep. 9a). Obsolete. storvena1225 Dead; also absol. Also of an animal: That has died of disease. dead as a door-nail1362 dead as a door-nail, dead as a herring: completely or certainly dead. Also, (as) dead as the (or a) dodo, ((as) dead as mutton. ydead1387 dead. stark deadc1390 Completely and unmistakably dead. Also figurative. colda1400 The proper adjective expressing a well-known quality of the air or of other substances exciting one of… said of the human body when deprived of… bypast1425 That has passed out of life; deceased, departed. Obsolete. perishedc1440 Dead, esp. having suffered an untimely death; ruined, destroyed, laid waste. Also: lost, vanished. morta1450 Dead. obita1450 Deceased, dead. unquickc1449 Lifeless, dead. Also of a fetus: that has not yet reached the stage of quickening (cf. quickening, n.1 1b, quick, adj. 5a). Now rare or archaic. gone?a1475 Departed from life; dead. Cf. go, v. 24a. dead and gone1482 dead and gone (usually in literal sense); hence dead-and-goneness. Also dead and alive (see dead-alive, adj.); dead and buried; dead and done (for,… extinct1483 Of a person: Cut off; dead; blotted out of existence. Also, passed away, vanished. Obsolete. departed1503 spec. That has departed this life; deceased. bygonea1522 Of human beings: Gone out of life, deceased, departed. Also transferred of plants. amort1546 In predicative use: full of sorrow, in despair, utterly dejected; (also) †dead, lifeless; on the point of death (obsolete). Cf. à la mort, adv. soulless1553 Having no soul, lacking a soul; from whom or which the soul has departed. breathless1562 Dead, lifeless. parted1562 Departed, gone away; spec. dead. Now formal. mortified1592 Dead, slain. Obsolete. low-laid1598 disanimate1601 That is or has been disanimated (in senses of disanimate, v.); spec. †(a) deprived of vigour; discouraged (obsolete); (b) deprived of life; inanimate. carcasseda1603 Turned into a carcass; dead, corrupt. Obsolete. defunct1603 Having ceased to live; deceased, dead. no morea1616 As predicate: no longer in existence; dead. Now chiefly poetic or ironically. with God1617 with God: dead, deceased; in heaven. In early use also †mid God. death-stricken1618 Struck down by death; very close to death; mortally wounded (from a blow, etc.) or ill. Also: (of a place, etc.) afflicted or overwhelmed by death. death-strucken1622 = death-stricken, adj. expired1631 Of a person or animal: That has breathed the last breath, dead. Of a fire: Extinct. Of a law: That has reached its term; obsolete. Of a date or… past itc1635 past it: past the prime of life; too old to be of any use, value, etc.; no longer competent or effective; †dead (obsolete). Chiefly in… incinerated1657 Reduced to ‘ashes’, i.e. to the dust of death. stock-dead1662 as dead as a stock. dead as a herring1664 dead as a door-nail, dead as a herring: completely or certainly dead. Also, (as) dead as the (or a) dodo, ((as) dead as mutton. death-struck1688 = death-stricken, adj. as dead as a nit1789 as dead as a nit: utterly dead, completely lifeless. (as) dead as mutton1792 dead as a door-nail, dead as a herring: completely or certainly dead. Also, (as) dead as the (or a) dodo, ((as) dead as mutton. low1808 poetic. Dead and buried; lying in the grave. Obsolete. laid in the locker1815 colloquial. laid in the locker: dead. Obsolete. rare. strae-dead1820 quite dead. disanimated1833 ghosted1834 That has become or been turned into a ghost; deceased, dead. under the daisies1842 Slang phrases: under the daisies, dead and buried; to push up daisies, to turn one's toes up to the daisies, to be in one's grave, to be dead. irresuscitable1843 Not resuscitable; that cannot be resuscitated or restored to life. under the sod1847 under the sod: dead and buried; to put under the sod: to kill. colloquial and dialect. toes up1851 Phrases (chiefly colloquial and slang). to turn one's toes up, to die; hence toes up, lying dead. dead and buried1863 dead and gone (usually in literal sense); hence dead-and-goneness. Also dead and alive (see dead-alive, adj.); dead and buried; dead and done (for,… devitalized1866 translated1869 That has been translated (in various senses of the verb); esp. (of a word, text, etc.) converted into another language. dead and done (for, with)1886 dead and gone (usually in literal sense); hence dead-and-goneness. Also dead and alive (see dead-alive, adj.); dead and buried; dead and done (for,… daid1890 = dead, adj. bung1893 Dead. (as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904 dead as a door-nail, dead as a herring: completely or certainly dead. Also, (as) dead as the (or a) dodo, ((as) dead as mutton. six feet under1942 Colloquial phrase six feet under and variants: dead and buried; in or into the grave. brown bread1969 Dead. Also: defunct. Cf. loaf, n.1 2g. Subcategories:— still-born (3) — recently dead (6) — half-dead (2) — dying (21) — dying together (1) — liable to death (9) — doomed to die (3) — condemned to die (1) — mortally sick or wounded (4) — stiff as in death (1) — with reference to fabled singing before death (1) |
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