deadly
adjective
uk/ˈded.li/us/ˈded.li/deadlyadjective(VERY DANGEROUS)
B2
likelytocausedeath:
致命的,致死的a deadlyvirus致命的病毒
a deadlyweapon致命的武器
able to harm you
- dangerousIt's dangerous to walk alone in the woods at night.
- unsafeDon't play in the street - it's unsafe.
- hazardousHeavy rain is causing hazardous driving conditions.
- perilousA perilous journey through the mountains was their only escape route.
- treacherousIce had made the roads treacherous.
- Policefoundtracesof the deadlybiologicalagentAnthrax.
- Doctorsfearpossibleepidemicsofcholera,malariaand other deadlydiseases.
- Thesemissilesarecapableofswattingenemyplaneswith deadlyaccuracy.
- He isaccusedofhelpingtocarryout a deadlybombattackon afashionableParisrestaurant.
- Thechemicalattackwas a deadlycombinationofnervegases.
Killing
- -cide
- abattoir
- anti-suicide
- assisted suicide
- butchery
- claimsomeone'slifeidiom
- commit
- culpable homicide
- destroy
- exterminate
- liquidate
- misery
- mortal
- neutralization
- neutralize
- non-fatal
- overlie
- poison
- sacrifice
- wring
deadlyadjective(COMPLETE)
completeorextreme:
完全的;极端的They have been deadlyenemieseversinceMarkstoleGreg'sgirlfriend.自从马克抢走了格雷格的女朋友后,他们两人就成了死对头。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- positive
- rank
- raving
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
deadlyadjective(BORING)
informal
extremelyboring:
极其乏味的,非常无聊的Thepartywas deadly.那个聚会非常乏味。
not interesting or exciting
- boringThat was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it.
- excruciatingShe went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail.
- deadlyHis latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour!
- mind-numbingThe incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it.
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- lifelessness
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- slow
- soul-destroying
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- stuffy
- tame
- well worn
- worthy
deadly
adverb
uk/ˈded.li/us/ˈded.li/C1
completelyorextremely:
完全地;极其Ithoughtshe wasjokingbut she was deadlyserious.我原以为她在开玩笑,没想到她说的全是真的。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- positive
- rank
- raving
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully