132 dead, deadly, death, deathly和die
1 dead 是形容词,意为“死的,无生命的”,表示状态,可同表示一段时间的状语连用。
The cat is dead . 那只猫死了。
She has been dead for five years. 她去世已经5年了。
There are dead leaves here and there. 到处都是枯叶。
2 deadly 作形容词用时,意为“致命的”,也可作副词,意为“非常”。
The deadly disease is under the control now. 那致命的疾病现已得到控制。
She was deadly tired. 她疲惫极了。
3 death 是名词,意为“死,死亡”。
Her death is a great loss to them. 她的死对他们是一个极大的损失。
He was beaten to death . 他被打死了。
She lived in poverty from birth to death . 她一生贫穷。
Most people fear death . 大多数人怕死。
4 deathly 作形容词表示“像死一样的”,作副词表示“死一般地,非常地”。
It was deathly quiet in the village. 村子里死一般的寂静。
The man's face was deathly pale. 那人的面色是死一般的苍白。
5 die 是动词,意为“死,死亡”,现在分词是dying。die 是非延续性动词,不能同表示一段时间的状语连用,不同for短语连用。
Those flowers are dying . 那些花要死了。
All living things must die . 所有的生物都必然会死亡。
She has died for three years. (误)
She has been dead for three years. (正)她去世已经3年了 。