时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:英语日常口语


英语课

   dead一词虽表示死亡,但是它和其他词语搭配的话就会衍生出很多不同的意思哦~~


  先说dead end: 这是个美国俚语,意思是死胡同,可比喻贫民窟,也可比喻身处绝境或倒霉的职位,与汉语“穷途末路”相似。
  还有人将它用到政治生活中,认为类似大城市市长这样的职务容易树敌,最终可能断送政治前途,就像钻进了死胡同。如:The City Hall is more than a dead end than a stepping-stone for improving one’s political careers。
  在市长大厅里工作,对于一个需要政治前途的人来说,与其说是一块垫脚石,还不如说是一个死胡同。
  如果说工作没有前途,就可以说“dead-end job”。例如:John commit suicide because he had a dead-end job。
  约翰自杀了就因为他从事的工作没有前途。
  大家可不要学john哦~工作不好可以再找,不至于自杀的啦~哈哈,大家要加油哦!
  美国剧作家Sidney Kingsley,于1935年创作现实主义作品Dead End(死巷)。小说反应的是美国纽约大城市贫民窟中青少年的生活,在1937年被编成电影Dead End Kids(《死巷小子》)。之后dead-end kid(死巷小子)成为穷孩子、混小子或没有出息的男人的代名词。
  比如:Brown was a dead-end kid from the day he was born. Brown生来就是个没出息的家伙。
  由dead引出的习语也有不少,下面给大家介绍几个常用但英语学习者可能不太熟悉的表达法,希望大家能有所收获。
  dead in the water: 出自航海用语。原来指的是在航行中船只发生故障而无法启动。失去动力的船只只能随波逐流,就像死鱼漂浮在水面上。此语可以形容经济发展的停滞不前或不景气。例如:
  The Swiss Bank's plan to launder 1 money skimmed from casinos was dead in the water。
  瑞士银行企图为赌场得来的钱财洗钱的计划泡了汤。
  The factory had to recall many of its cars because of a defective 2 brake system. Its normal production was dead in the water。
  这家工厂不得不回收许多刹车系统有问题的汽车,工厂的正常生产陷于瘫痪。
  dead-cat bounce是金融证券术语,比喻短暂的经济复苏,也可比喻股票大幅下跌后的短线反弹。在经济衰退的大势所趋下,股票大幅度下跌即使出现略微的回升,也只是dead-cat bounce(死猫反弹)。接踵而来的很可能是再次的衰退,因为弹起的死猫没有活力。此语形象地描述了经济衰退和股票下跌产生的短暂抬头现象。
  The company can only go to hell in a handbasket with this damned dead-cat bounce。
  该死的死猫反弹只能使该公司的处境迅速恶化。
  The dead-cat bounce has a domino effect on suppliers, factories, wholesalers and finally the consumers。
  死猫反弹所产生的多米诺效应影响到供应商、工厂和批发商,最后还影响到消费者。
  在日常英语里,dead cat可以表示马戏团里只供展览、不参加表演的狮虎。
  另外就是dead meat: 死定了。
  如果有童鞋欺负乃了,你就可以甩上这么一句吓唬他,哈哈~~You're dead meat. 你死定了。

v.洗涤;洗黑钱(把来路可疑的钱弄得似乎合法)
  • She wore a freshly laundered and starched white shirt.她穿一件刚刚浆洗熨烫过的白色衬衣。
  • The gang launders the steal money through their chain of restaurants.这帮匪徒通过他们的连锁饭店洗赃款。
adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的
  • The firm had received bad publicity over a defective product. 该公司因为一件次品而受到媒体攻击。
  • If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation. 如果货品证明有缺陷, 顾客有权索赔。
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