the living dead

IPA/ðə ˌlɪvɪŋ ˈded/
IPA/ðə ˌlɪvɪŋ ˈded/

the living dead — noun

1. dead people in horror stories who return and move around attacking others, witho

1.名詞C1
釋義

dead people in horror stories who return and move around attacking others, without a normal human mind

例句

The villagers hid in the school after the living dead crossed the bridge.

pattern: the living dead + plural action verb

By midnight, the living dead had surrounded every house on the island.

同義詞
  • zombie

    the everyday word for one such creature; more individual and direct

  • undead

    a broader label that can include vampires and similar beings, not only corpses

  • ghoul

    often suggests a corpse-eating or graveyard creature, not the full zombie type

文法句型

the living dead + plural verb

one of the living dead

用法筆記

Usually refers to a group rather than one creature, and it normally appears with the fixed article the. Common in horror fiction and film when the speaker wants a broader label than a single zombie.

常見錯誤

❌A living dead was standing outside the window.
✅One of the living dead was standing outside the window.
💡the phrase is usually used as a fixed plural group label, not as a simple singular count noun.