计票时一片死寂。

There was ___dead silence as the votes were counted.

当我最终进去时，恐惧笼罩了我，因为只有死寂。

When I finally got inside, terror took hold of me as there was only ___dead silence.

尽管外面一片混乱，图书馆保持着绝对的安静。

Despite the chaos outside, the library maintained a ___dead quiet atmosphere.