dead
单词辨析：
普通用词，指人和物失去生命的。
She is dead.
她死了。
The dead tree was cut down.
那棵枯树被砍倒了。
His dead body lay peacefully on the bed.
他的尸体安静地躺在床上。
法律术语，指人已死亡的；常用作 the deceased, 尤指新近去世的人。
the graves of deceased relatives
已故亲属的坟墓
The deceased left a large sum of money to his grandson.
死者给他的孙子留下一大笔钱。
只作定语，只用于人而不用于物。
Following his late father's will, he was given the right to take over all businesses.
遵照已故父亲的遗嘱，他有权接管所有的企业。
The late master of the estate was named Bill Brown.
已故庄园主叫比尔·布朗。
相关例句：
We all stopped dead and looked at it
我们一下子全都停了下来看着它。
Lila's boat came to a dead stop.
莉拉的船猝然停下。
He dropped dead on the quayside.
他猝死在码头区。
Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope
可以看得见火星，就在望远镜的正中央。
He adjusted each chesspiece so that it stood dead centre in its square
他调整每颗棋子，使它们立于格子的正中央。
This was a company that, by all appearances, had risen from the dead
从一切迹象来看，这是一家已经起死回生的公司。