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A: Hey, are you still up for the movie tonight? You look dead tired.

嘿，今晚的电影你还去吗？你看上去累瘫了。

B: Ugh, I am dead tired. But I’m dead sure I’ll regret it if I miss this film.

唉，我是累死了。但我百分之百肯定，如果错过这部电影我会后悔的。

A: If you’re dead sure, then let’s go. But no late-night snacks after—I’m dead serious about my diet this time.

如果你这么肯定，那就去吧。不过看完别再吃宵夜了——我这次减肥可是动真格的。

B: Deal. And don’t worry, I’ll probably be dead asleep the second I get home.

成交。放心吧，我回家估计倒头就睡。

⭐dead

是一个典型的 “副词性强化语”，用来极度地、彻底地、完全地修饰后面的形容词，相当于completely, absolutely, totally，但语气更强、更生动

dead tired = 累死了，精疲力竭（体力或精神上完全耗尽）

dead serious = 绝对严肃，非常认真（没有一丝开玩笑的成分）

dead right = 完全正确，说得一点没错

dead wrong = 大错特错

例句：

After the marathon, I was dead tired and just wanted to sleep.

马拉松赛后，我累瘫了，只想睡觉。

The lake was dead calm in the morning, like a mirror.

清晨的湖面平静如镜。

“You mean we won the lottery?” “Dead right!”

“你是说我们中彩票了？”“完全正确！”

If you think you can finish this alone in an hour, you’re dead wrong.

如果你觉得能一个人在一小时内搞定这事，那你就大错特错了。

I didn’t see his face clearly, but I’m dead sure it was him who took the keys.

我没看清他的脸，但我百分之百肯定是他拿走了钥匙。

【口语版】"dead"在口语中居然还有这么大用处！！