dead to the world

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Sound asleep. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — However, he slept right through the night, and was still dead to the world when I slipped out.
  2. Unconscious. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — Simon hit him from behind on the back of his head. The size of his punch was enough to knock even the toughest senseless. Simon's victim fell to the deck. . . . There he lay, dead to the world.
  3. Without social relationships or communication; without emotional or tangible bonds to others. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — [D]id you think that a being so sequestered as I am was already dead to the world, even while he was walking upon its surface?
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