deadly

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dead·ly1 /ˈdedli/ adjectiveadj

1 very dangerous 非常危险的KILL likely to cause death 致命的 SYN lethal

a deadly poison

致命的毒药

a deadly weapon

致命武器

deadly disease/virus 致命疾病/病毒

2 deadly enemy ENEMYsomeone who will always be your enemy and will try to harm you as much as possible 不共戴天的敌人，死敌

The two rapidly became deadly enemies.

两个人很快就成了不共戴天的仇敌。

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deadly enemy• Her tranquil life was threatened by the coming of a man whom she regarded as her deadly enemy.• Mr Roberts and I are deadly enemies.• The two rapidly became deadly enemies.• They're deadly enemies, those two.

3 complete 完全的COMPLETELY complete or total 完全的，全部的

We sat in deadly silence.

我们一声不吭地坐着。

He was in deadly earnest (=completely serious).

他是十分认真的。

4 very effective 非常有效的HARM/BE BAD FOR causing harm in a very effective way 〔产生损害〕极有效的

She hit the target with deadly accuracy.

她准确无误地射中目标。

5 like death 死一般的 [only before noun]DEAD like death in appearance 死一般的

His face had a deadly paleness.

他的脸死一般的苍白。

→ seven deadly sins at sin1(1)

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deadly• His lectures are deadly.• In the First World War pneumonia was as deadly as bullets and shells.• Folic acid, a B vitamin, reduces heart-attack risks by lowering a potentially deadly blood chemical called homocysteine.• By some lucky balance of nature, the Alpha rays, although deadly, can not penetrate matter readily.• And he was the one who helped her make decisions about how to respond to the deadly disease.• Large claymore-style mines were mounted on the surface for use against infantry, frequently with deadly effect.• He enters the system ingenuously contemplating the awesome responsibility that underlies lectures on the appropriate use of deadly force.• The woman's face had a deadly paleness.• Hemlock is one of nature's oldest and most deadly poisons.• Some mushrooms are edible while others, which look almost identical, contain deadly poisons.• Hank can shoot with deadly precision.• But deadly visions hang Like rain-clouds in the sound.

deadly disease/virus• And he was the one who helped her make decisions about how to respond to the deadly disease.• Ashe has known since 1988 that he had the deadly virus.• In a small enterprise or department, management by inertia is a deadly disease.• The vaccine brings hope to 1,300 young children struck down by the Hib form of deadly disease every year.• Recognizing that the epidemic was due to this deadly disease, he kept careful notes of every case.• A prostate cancer patient, Milken continues to search for cures for the deadly disease, Reese said.• For those who are not yet infected with this deadly virus, remaining uninfected is very important, and very possible.• Together with other treatments -- in a so-called drug cocktail -- they can reduce levels of the deadly virus to near zero.

in deadly earnest• As can be imagined, they were very easily degenerated into hot-tempered battles fought in deadly earnest.• These businessmen are crusty, rough-edged fellows trying to survive in deadly earnest competition with companies much bigger than theirs.

deadly2 adverbadv

deadly serious/dull/boring etc VERYvery serious, dull etc 非常严肃/沉闷/乏味等

I’m deadly serious, this isn’t a game!

我是非常认真的，这不是儿戏！

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deadly serious/dull/boring etc• And at a time which - surely it was obvious - was deadly serious.• His companion chuckled at the jest, but Gravelet, whose stage name was Blondin, was deadly serious.• It was now clear, however, that the position was becoming deadly serious.• Suppose, for example, you regularly attend a weekly meeting which tends to be deadly dull.• The noise level was high in both languages; all faces were deadly serious.• He was deadly serious and I knew it.• The primary indicator is Attempts to be deadly serious invariably result in unintended comedy.• He's a deadly dull little man as far as I can see.

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deadly• Most of them had to cross a creek swollen with winter rains, and deadly cold with winter ice and snow.• The ad has been up around the country all spring, unanswered, and it has been deadly effective.• The primary indicator is Attempts to be deadly serious invariably result in unintended comedy.• His companion chuckled at the jest, but Gravelet, whose stage name was Blondin, was deadly serious.• It sounds like a sick joke but they are deadly serious.

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