dead zone
dead zone — 名詞
- dead zonesingular
- dead zonesplural
1. an area of sea, lake, or river water with so little oxygen that most plants and
死水區
水中氧氣過低，讓多數生物無法存活的區域
an area of sea, lake, or river water with so little oxygen that most plants and animals cannot survive there
Fertilizer washed into the bay and helped create a dead zone each summer.
肥料流入海灣，導致每年夏天形成一片死水區。
create a dead zone
The researchers measured oxygen levels around the dead zone in the lake.
研究人員測量湖中死水區周圍的含氧量。
dead zone in + water
Fishing boats had to move farther offshore after the dead zone expanded.
死水區擴大後，漁船不得不移到更遠的外海。
dead zone expanded
Local officials warned that the river's dead zone could spread during the heat wave.
地方官員警告，熱浪期間河中的死水區可能會擴散。
dead zone could spread
- coastal dead zone
- oxygen-depleted dead zone
- create a dead zone
- dead zone expands
- low-oxygen area
more literal and technical
- oxygen-depleted area
technical; focuses on the missing oxygen
- healthy habitat
an area where plants and animals can live normally
文法句型
a dead zone
a dead zone in + body of water
create a dead zone
用法筆記
This environmental sense is often used for coastal water, lakes, or rivers affected by pollution or algal growth.
常見錯誤
Do not use this sense for ordinary dirty water. A dead zone specifically lacks enough oxygen for most aquatic life.
2. a place or period when very little happens and there is almost no activity
冷清地帶
幾乎沒有活動或事情發生的地方或時段
a place or period when very little happens and there is almost no activity
The shopping street becomes a dead zone after most offices close.
大多數辦公室關門後，這條商店街就變成冷清地帶。
becomes a dead zone
For the sales team, late August is usually a dead zone.
對銷售團隊來說，八月下旬通常是業務淡季。
a dead zone for + group
The forum turned into a dead zone once the moderators left.
版主離開後，這個論壇變成了毫無動靜的地方。
turned into a dead zone
Between lunch and the evening rush, the hotel lobby felt like a dead zone.
午餐後到晚間人潮前，飯店大廳冷清得像個死角。
felt like a dead zone
- commercial dead zone
- seasonal dead zone
- turn into a dead zone
- dead zone for business
- quiet period
neutral; focuses on time
- inactive area
more literal; focuses on place or space
- busy area
a place with many people or much activity
- peak period
a time when activity is highest
文法句型
a dead zone
turn into a dead zone
a dead zone for + noun
用法筆記
Often mildly informal. It can describe a quiet physical place, a slow time of year, or an online space where activity has stopped.
常見錯誤
Do not confuse this with 'deadline'. A dead zone is a quiet or inactive area or period.
3. an area with little or no mobile-phone reception
收訊死角
手機無法取得可用訊號的地方
an area with little or no mobile-phone reception
The train entered a dead zone, and every call in the carriage dropped.
火車進入收訊死角後，車廂裡每通電話都斷線了。
entered a dead zone
Our cabin is in a cell-phone dead zone, so messages often arrive late.
我們的小屋位在手機收訊死角，所以訊息常常晚到。
cell-phone dead zone
If the delivery driver hits a dead zone, the tracking map may stop updating.
如果送貨司機遇到收訊死角，追蹤地圖可能會停止更新。
hit a dead zone
The mountain road has several dead zones where emergency calls fail.
那條山路有好幾個收訊死角，緊急電話會打不出去。
dead zones where calls fail
- cell-phone dead zone
- mobile dead zone
- hit a dead zone
- dead zone with no signal
- no-signal area
plain and literal
- coverage gap
more technical; used by phone companies or engineers
- coverage area
a place where the network signal is available
文法句型
a dead zone
a cell-phone dead zone
hit a dead zone
用法筆記
Used mainly for mobile phone reception, but it can also be used more broadly for wireless coverage.
常見錯誤
Say 'in a dead zone' or 'hit a dead zone', not 'at dead zone'.
4. in US football, an awkward area in enemy territory where a field-goal try is sti
尷尬區
不適合射門的進攻位置
in US football, an awkward area in enemy territory where a field-goal try is still unrealistic
The offense stalled in the dead zone and chose to run one more play.
攻方在尷尬進攻區停滯不前，於是選擇再跑一次進攻。
in the dead zone
A sack pushed the team back into the dead zone before fourth down.
一次擒殺讓球隊在第四檔前退回尷尬進攻區。
back into the dead zone
Coaches often avoid conservative calls when the ball is in the dead zone.
當球位於尷尬進攻區時，教練通常會避免過於保守的戰術。
ball is in the dead zone
The analyst said the penalty left the offense stuck in the dead zone.
球評說，那次犯規讓攻方卡在尷尬區。
stuck in the dead zone
- in the dead zone
- enter the dead zone
- dead-zone decision
- dead-zone field position
- no-man's-land
informal sports term for an awkward field position
- field-goal range
the distance from which a field goal attempt is realistic
文法句型
the dead zone
in the dead zone
enter the dead zone
用法筆記
This is a specialist American-football term and is much less common than the environmental or phone-signal senses.
常見錯誤
Do not use this sense for soccer or rugby. It belongs to American football.