deadly

1. ADJ If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death. 致命的; 致死的

He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. 他用兇器傷人的罪名不成立。

...a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins. …目前影響海豚的一種致命疾病。

2. ADJ If you describe a person or their behaviour as deadly, you mean that they will do or say anything to get what they want, without caring about other people. 不擇手段的; 肆無忌憚的[表不滿]

The Duchess levelled a deadly look at Nikko. 公爵夫人無所顧忌地瞪了尼克一眼。

3. ADJ A deadly situation has unpleasant or dangerous consequences. 極有害的

...the deadly combination of low expectations and low achievement. …低期望值和低成就的不良結(jié)合。

4. ADV You can use deadly to emphasize that something has a particular quality, especially an unpleasant or undesirable quality. 極度地[ADV adj] [強調(diào)]

Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull. 新聞廣播準(zhǔn)確、可靠，但極其枯燥。