(1) dead wood 无用的或不需要的人、材料、文件等

1. There is too much dead wood among the teaching staff.

教师中不学无术者众。

2. The new manager wants to cut out the dead wood and streamline production.

新经理想精简机构以提高生产效率。

(2) in a dead faint 完全失去知觉

She went off in a dead faint.

她突然昏过去了。

(3) over my dead body 用于表示对某事的强烈反对

1. They will demolish this house over my dead body.

我死也不让他们拆这所房于。

2. 'I'm going'out.' 'Over my dead body!'

“我要出去。”“除非我死了。”

(4) deal sth. out 将某物分发给一些人；分发某物

1. The profits will be dealt out among the investors.

红利将分发给投资者。

2. The judge dealt out harsh sentences to the rioters.

法官对暴乱者处以严刑。

(5) deal with sb. 处理某人所提出的问题或任务；对待、对付某人

1. How would you deal with an armed burglar?

你怎样对付闯进来的持有武器的强盗?

2. I hate dealing with large impersonal companies.

我讨厌与那些没有人情味的大公司打交道。

(6) deal with sth. 1. 处理（问题、任务等）；料理某事 2. 以某事作为内容；讨论某事

1. You dealt with an awkward situation very tactfully.

你很巧妙地处理了一个困难的局面。

2. The next chapter deals with verbs.

下一章讨论动词。

(7) a fair/square deal 公平交易

We offer you a fair deal on furniture.

我们卖家具价钱公道。

(8) (be) at death's door （常作反语）病得要死

1. Stop groaning! You're not at death's door!

别哼哼了！你还不至于死呢！

2. For weeks his father lay at death's door.

他父亲有好几个星期都濒于死亡的边缘。

(9) be the death of (Sb.) 1. 成为某人致死的原因 2. （常作戏谑语）引起某人极大忧虑

1. That motorbike will be the death of him.

那辆摩托车将会要了他的命。

2. Those kids will be death of me, coming home so late every night.

那些孩子真把我气死了，每天这么晚才回家。

(10) be in at the death 目睹某物失败、终结等

1. The TV cameras were in at the death and filmed the arrest.

进行逮捕时正好有电视摄像机录下了这场面。

2. John will not see the beginning of the competition, but he will be in at the death.

约翰在比赛开始时不会来观看，但到快结束时，他会在场的。

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