lifeless /ˈlaɪflɪs/

• 1. 

  ADJ If a person or animal is lifeless, they are dead, or are so still that they appear to be dead. (人或动物) 无生命的; 无生机的

  例：

  Their cold-blooded killers had then dragged their lifeless bodies upstairs to the bathroom.

  那些杀死他们的冷血杀手们随后把他们的尸体拖到了楼上的浴室。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you describe an object or a machine as lifeless, you mean that they are not living things, even though they may resemble living things. (物体或机器) 无生命的

  例：

  It was made of plaster, hard and white and lifeless, bearing no resemblance to human flesh.

  它是由石膏做成的，又硬又白，没有生命，与人的皮肤毫无相似之处。

• 3. 

  ADJ A lifeless place or area does not have anything living or growing there at all. (地方) 没有生命存在的

  例：

  Dry stone walls may appear stark and lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plants and animals.

  干燥的石墙看上去荒凉而且没有生命迹象，但是它们却为动植物提供了宝贵的栖居地。