"deathly" in Chinese (Simplified)
像死亡一样的致命的
Definition
形容看起来、感觉像死亡或带来死亡般恐惧、寂静的事物;也可表示极其、非常(通常为负面),如“deathly quiet”(死一般的寂静)。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常和“quiet”、“pale”、“still”等词搭配用(如“deathly silence”)。比“deadly”更富文学色彩或戏剧性。既可作形容词也可作副词用于强调。
Examples
The classroom was deathly quiet during the test.
考试期间教室里**死一般的**安静。
She turned deathly pale after hearing the news.
听到这个消息后,她变得**苍白如死**。
There was a deathly silence after his joke.
他讲笑话后出现了**死一般的**沉默。
He gave me a deathly stare that made me freeze.
他投来一个**致命的**眼神,让我一动不动。
After hours in the sun, I felt deathly tired.
晒了几个小时太阳后,我**累得要死**。
"It was deathly boring," she complained after the lecture.
她抱怨说:"讲座**无聊得要命**。"