dead/ded/

a. no longer alive

n. [the ~] people who have died

a. 死的；丧失生命的：The famous star is dead; he died in 2006. 这位著名影星不在世了，他是2006年去世的。

◇The old man was found dead in his basement. 这位老人被发现死于地下室。

◇a dead leave 枯叶

◇a dead body 尸体

n. [the ~] [P] 死者，死人：[the dead + v.复] The dead were everywhere. 到处都是死人。

音组-ead/-ed/

dead; read（过去式）; head; thread; ahead; instead

常犯错误

✗ Her father was dead when she was 15.

✓ Her father died when she was 15. 她15岁时父亲就去世了。

[✌be dead是延续性动词，不能表示“死”的动作]

辨析be dead; die