"stone dead" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徹底死亡
• 死得不能再死

Definition

完全死亡，毫無生機。用於強調死得徹底。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式且很誇張的用語，常在口語或故事敘述中使用。固定搭配為'stone dead'，不可說'dead stone'。有時誇張形容器械等完全沒電。

Examples

The bird was stone dead when we found it.

我們找到那隻鳥時，它已經**徹底死亡**了。

He checked the fish and it was stone dead.

他檢查了魚，發現它已**徹底死亡**。

After the storm, the tree was stone dead.

暴風雨後，那棵樹已經**徹底死亡**。

By the time help arrived, the battery was stone dead and the car wouldn’t start.

等救援到時，電池已經**死得不能再死**，車子發不動。

He touched the wires with a stick to make sure they were stone dead before fixing them.

他用棍子碰了碰電線，確保它們已經**徹底沒電**再修理。

When I checked on the old phone, it was stone dead—not even a flicker of life left.

我查看舊手機時，它已經**死得不能再死**——一點反應都沒有。