| 单词 | zombie |
| 释义 | zombie (once / 8775 pages) n If you've ever watched a zombie movie, you know that a zombie is a terrifying but slow-moving monster, a dead body that moves as if it's alive and has a taste for human flesh. There is an entire literary genre that features zombies and the people who are hunting or fighting them off, as well as scores of films about zombies. A zombie is an ideal movie monster, horrible to look at and nearly impossible to kill. The word zombie comes from West Africa, related to both the Kikongo word zumbi, or "fetish," and the Kimbundu word nzambi, or "god." WORD FAMILYzombie: zombies USAGE EXAMPLESThis sitcom returns from its winter hiatus, with the Hecks spending their New Year staving off a zombie apocalypse. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) This is one of five “zombie” games — featuring two teams walking the field after their playoff hopes are dead and buried. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) And she claimed the devolution of new powers to Holyrood meant the Scotland Office was now a "zombie department". BBC(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies Syn|Hyper snake god, zombi deity, divinity, god, immortal any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force 2n (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body Syn|Hyper zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit disembodied spirit, spirit any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings 3n a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force Syn|Hyper living dead, zombi dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent, departed someone who is no longer alive 4n someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way Syn|Hyper automaton, zombi anomaly, unusual person a person who is unusual 5n several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur Syn|Hyper zombi highball a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass |
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