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deadman

/ded-man, -muhn/US // ˈdɛdˌmæn, -mən //UK // (ˈdɛdˌmæn) //

死人,死者,死人犯,死神

Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural dead·men [ded-men, -muhn]. /ˈdɛdˌmɛn, -mən/.

    • : Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
    • : a crutchlike prop temporarily supporting a pole or mast being erected.
    • : Nautical. an object fixed on shore to hold a mooring line temporarily.a rope for hauling the boom of a derrick inboard after discharge of a load of cargo.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : Also dead-man's. Machinery, Automotive. of or relating to a control or switch on a powered machine or vehicle that disengages a blade or clutch, applies the brake, shuts off the engine, etc., when the driver or operator ceases to press a pedal, squeeze a throttle, etc.: deadman throttle; dead-man's control.

Examples

  • Yes, but the dark Justice League—with Swamp Thing, Etrigan, Constantine, Deadman, and others.

  • It came from the vast concave of Deadman's Bay, rising and falling against the pebble dyke.

  • At the very commencement of the gold-rush a hole had been sunk in Deadman's Flat, and soon afterwards deserted.

  • The miners in the locality would cluster round the hole, which they prophesied would be the richest on Deadman's Flat.

  • The miners on Deadman's Flat were jubilant, not to say uproarious.

  • And Deadman Draw, in between, bears due west and heap down, short and sweet.