计票时一片死寂。

There was dead silence as the votes were counted.

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There was dead silence as the votes were counted.

dead 的本义是"死亡的",在这里用作形容词,表示"完全的、绝对的",用来强调 silence(寂静)的程度。 dead silence 表示"死一般的寂静",强调极度安静、没有任何声音的状态。

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