"stone dead" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 彻底死亡
• 死得不能再死

Definition

彻底死亡，毫无生机。用于强调死得透彻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式且很夸张的说法，多见于口语或故事叙述。固定搭配是'stone dead'，不能说'dead stone'。有时也可夸张地用于设备没电等情况。

Examples

The bird was stone dead when we found it.

我们找到那只鸟时，它已经**彻底死亡**了。

He checked the fish and it was stone dead.

他检查了鱼，发现它已**彻底死亡**。

After the storm, the tree was stone dead.

暴风雨后，那棵树已经**彻底死亡**。

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

等救援到时，电池已经**死得不能再死**，车子打不着火。

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

他用棍子碰了碰电线，确保它们已经**彻底没电**再修理。

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

我看旧手机时，它已经**死得不能再死**——连一点反应都没有。