drop-dead

adverb
🔊/ˌdrɒp ˈded/
🔊/ˌdrɑːp ˈded/
(informal)
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  1. used before an adjective to emphasize that somebody/something is attractive in a way that is very easy to notice(用于形容词前,强调非常引人注目)以令人绝倒的方式,极其,非常
    • a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood star美得令人瞠目的好莱坞明星
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDrop-dead is used with these adjectives:
    • gorgeous
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