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Definition of deadhead in English: deadheadnounˈdɛdhɛdˈdɛdhɛd 1informal A boring or unenterprising person. 〈非正式〉令人厌倦者,没有进取心者 Example sentencesExamples - She seemed perfectly content to sit there and jaw away with this deadhead for the rest of the night if she had to.
- Weir reminds us of the power of each person: ‘If every deadhead in the state of Florida had voted in the last election, it would be a very different world today.’
- She was stunned that her layabout deadhead son could produce such sensitive pieces and she was very encouraging.
- Guess if everything went smoothly all the time we'd all be deadheads like Yevy accused me of being.
- When I was in high school, the students fell into many different groups: preps, jocks, cheerleaders, punks, deadheads, druggies, geeks, and all the rest.
- You were a total deadhead in their eyes - and you knew that, too.
- Maybe a vengeful sibling of some deadhead kid who decided to try and abuse a program I had a hand in?
- We are left to speculate the girl is just a deadhead, and in her indecision, powers on, deciding to live in the future, never looking back.
- I've been writing about Wez in my journal lately, the deadhead who lives downstairs from me and Adam.
- The idea that liberalism is something confined to a few deadheads on the coasts is a shibboleth.
2informal A fan of the rock group the Grateful Dead. 〈非正式〉“感恩而死”摇滚乐队的乐迷 Example sentencesExamples - The second disc contains material culled from various shows in 1966, and even the seasoned Deadhead should find something surprising.
- The Deadhead attachment remains, for the most part, cool.
- Through the songs and their shared point of view the Deadheads are keeping alive an outlook on how to live life to its fullest.
- Any fan of the Grateful Dead can be termed a Deadhead.
- Part of touring for me was meeting fellow Deadheads from around the country.
- As for the fans, well, I once heard an interviewer ask Jerry Garcia how he felt about all of these Deadheads putting all of their time, energy, and money into the Grateful Dead.
- It did not take me long to become a true tie-dyed Deadhead, and in fact I have often wondered why I was such a late arrival.
- I was a Deadhead from the first day Hamilton played them for me in school, and I always will be.
- There are J. Garcia carpets that my mother would be happy to have in her house, and she's not a Deadhead.
- Adams designed a course based on attending a series of Grateful Dead concerts, and then having the students conduct a sociological analysis of the Deadheads.
- If you hang around with Deadheads long enough, eventually you will hear them talk about this book, or you will see it on their bookshelves.
- There was an especially loud contingent of people down front, who apparently follow him from concert to concert, a la the Grateful Dead's Deadheads.
- The Deadheads gave the Grateful Dead a steady revenue stream and a safe harbor.
- The community also became a haven for Deadheads seeking news on the Grateful Dead.
- The editor is a reference librarian who also coauthored with David Dodd The Grateful Dead and the Deadheads: An Annotated Bibliography.
- Perhaps the most popular feature of the official Grateful Dead site is ‘DeadNet Central,’ a bulletin board service where Deadheads exchange information and debate about any and all topics.
- This is not such a stretch, considering Ranaldo's upbringing as a Deadhead who got turned on to alternate tunings through Joni Mitchell and Neil Young records.
- One of the nicest, friendliest, and most fun concerts I have ever seen, and about as different in atmosphere from a modern Dead show as you could imagine - except, of course, that almost all the audience were Deadheads.
- Simultaneously, they have become a large demographic, the next generation of the Deadheads.
- Grateful Dreams will no doubt appeal to Deadheads who have an interest in this man who contributed a few years to the band.
3British A faded flower head. 枯萎的花朵 Example sentencesExamples - I showed him how to pick off deadheads to make room for new flowers.
- During the growing season, remove deadheads to promote continuous blooms.
- So be sure to cut long stems on both cut flowers and deadheads; that way, the thick canes that sprout from the leaf axil will be strong enough to support the weight of the new flower.
- I also like to remove deadheads or seed-heads that weigh down the plant's foliage.
- Research from the Royal National Rose Society has shown that just pulling off the deadheads of roses rather than cutting back leads to more repeat flowering.
4North American A passenger or member of an audience with a free ticket. 〈主北美〉免费乘客(观众) Example sentencesExamples - I just wanted to let you all know we have announced our deadhead ticket giveaway.
- He begins traveling all around the country as a "deadhead" -- riding free on competitors' airliners -- passing checks, and working toward a goal more unrealistic than he realizes: he wants to reconcile his parents.
5A sunken or partially submerged log. 沉没(或半淹)的圆木 most boating accidents begin small, as a disabled engine or a collision with a deadhead Example sentencesExamples - Another hazard to keep in mind during the pre-spawn is deadheads under the water.
- Many "deadheads" can be seen sticking out of the water, and some caution needs to be taken to avoid submerged ones if you are paddling close to the shore.
verbˈdɛdhɛdˈdɛdhɛd 1with object Remove dead flower heads from (a plant) 〈主英〉摘去…的枯花 deadhead and spray rose bushes 摘去玫瑰的枯朵并浇水。 Example sentencesExamples - You need to deadhead for exactly the same reasons you need a good haircut: health and volume.
- It seems anathema to most gardeners to go against their natural instincts to prune, train, stake, deadhead, divide and generally fuss on the plants in their gardens.
- Always avoid breaking off any of the small growth buds below the flowers when you are deadheading.
- In the annual and perennial border it is often enough to just deadhead plants, trim back spent foliage and remove the odd weed to free up your favourites.
- You'll also want to deadhead all your begonias regularly; removing wilted leaves and flowers encourages them to produce more blooms.
- Keep the spent clusters deadheaded and this shrub will bloom into the fall.
- Gardeners require space in the beds so that they can weed, deadhead and prune.
- To keep annuals blooming at the peak of their ability, deadhead regularly.
- As you water, weed and deadhead, get to know your plants.
- Capon deadheads plants once a month, pruning out stray branches and keeping plants compact.
- But it's definitely high maintenance, with something always needing thinning, pruning, deadheading, dividing, or pampering.
- The more you pick and deadhead, the longer the plants produce flowers.
- In addition, deadheading spent blossoms regularly will encourage further blooming.
- Does the idea of planting some superb container plants that don't require deadheading or pruning sound appealing to you?
- The colors should be restful, and the plantings should be such that you don't enter the space seeking a rest and then find yourself forever leaping up to pull a weed or deadhead something.
- Young plants should be deadheaded after flowering so that the energy they would have spent on fruit or seed then goes into more shoots.
- Pansies are ideal and will flower for many weeks with regular feeding, watering and deadheading.
- Finally, be sure to deadhead faded or drooping blossoms and leaves.
- Anything that blooms now gets immediately deadheaded.
- After the first frost in your area, stop deadheading and cutting flowers (unless they're so spectacular you just can't resist).
2North American informal no object (of a commercial driver) complete a trip in a train or other vehicle with no passengers or cargo. 〈美,非正式〉放空车,空载返回 they deadhead back to Denver on eastbound trains 他们乘东去空载着的列车回到丹佛。 Example sentencesExamples - The train deadheaded to Vancouver and I understand the mucky mucks will board in the morning and head south sometime after 08:00 today towards Seattle.
- He was expressing anger that the deadheading train passed him by.
- This was our SUNSET LIMITED, deadheading from Sanford and headed somewhere south of Orlando to be wyed.
- The weekend was a fine one for the spare board, with engines and trains deadheading back and forth making it even better.
- The train was unique in that Ashland was the last stop, following which the train deadheaded back to Camden.
- The train was ready after its 5 minute station time but was held another 15 minutes for a deadheading CSX Office Car Special that was pulling into Savannah on another platform track.
- If you're traveling one way, expect to pay for the empty car to deadhead home.
Definition of deadhead in US English: deadheadnounˈdedhedˈdɛdhɛd 1A fan and follower of the rock group the Grateful Dead. 〈非正式〉“感恩而死”摇滚乐队的乐迷 as modifier the Deadhead hard core shadows the band, selling tie-dyes and beads Example sentencesExamples - Any fan of the Grateful Dead can be termed a Deadhead.
- Perhaps the most popular feature of the official Grateful Dead site is ‘DeadNet Central,’ a bulletin board service where Deadheads exchange information and debate about any and all topics.
- As for the fans, well, I once heard an interviewer ask Jerry Garcia how he felt about all of these Deadheads putting all of their time, energy, and money into the Grateful Dead.
- I was a Deadhead from the first day Hamilton played them for me in school, and I always will be.
- Grateful Dreams will no doubt appeal to Deadheads who have an interest in this man who contributed a few years to the band.
- Simultaneously, they have become a large demographic, the next generation of the Deadheads.
- Through the songs and their shared point of view the Deadheads are keeping alive an outlook on how to live life to its fullest.
- Part of touring for me was meeting fellow Deadheads from around the country.
- Adams designed a course based on attending a series of Grateful Dead concerts, and then having the students conduct a sociological analysis of the Deadheads.
- If you hang around with Deadheads long enough, eventually you will hear them talk about this book, or you will see it on their bookshelves.
- The Deadheads gave the Grateful Dead a steady revenue stream and a safe harbor.
- There was an especially loud contingent of people down front, who apparently follow him from concert to concert, a la the Grateful Dead's Deadheads.
- The community also became a haven for Deadheads seeking news on the Grateful Dead.
- The editor is a reference librarian who also coauthored with David Dodd The Grateful Dead and the Deadheads: An Annotated Bibliography.
- One of the nicest, friendliest, and most fun concerts I have ever seen, and about as different in atmosphere from a modern Dead show as you could imagine - except, of course, that almost all the audience were Deadheads.
- The Deadhead attachment remains, for the most part, cool.
- This is not such a stretch, considering Ranaldo's upbringing as a Deadhead who got turned on to alternate tunings through Joni Mitchell and Neil Young records.
- There are J. Garcia carpets that my mother would be happy to have in her house, and she's not a Deadhead.
- The second disc contains material culled from various shows in 1966, and even the seasoned Deadhead should find something surprising.
- It did not take me long to become a true tie-dyed Deadhead, and in fact I have often wondered why I was such a late arrival.
2informal A boring or unenterprising person. 〈非正式〉令人厌倦者,没有进取心者 Example sentencesExamples - Guess if everything went smoothly all the time we'd all be deadheads like Yevy accused me of being.
- You were a total deadhead in their eyes - and you knew that, too.
- She was stunned that her layabout deadhead son could produce such sensitive pieces and she was very encouraging.
- I've been writing about Wez in my journal lately, the deadhead who lives downstairs from me and Adam.
- We are left to speculate the girl is just a deadhead, and in her indecision, powers on, deciding to live in the future, never looking back.
- Weir reminds us of the power of each person: ‘If every deadhead in the state of Florida had voted in the last election, it would be a very different world today.’
- The idea that liberalism is something confined to a few deadheads on the coasts is a shibboleth.
- She seemed perfectly content to sit there and jaw away with this deadhead for the rest of the night if she had to.
- When I was in high school, the students fell into many different groups: preps, jocks, cheerleaders, punks, deadheads, druggies, geeks, and all the rest.
- Maybe a vengeful sibling of some deadhead kid who decided to try and abuse a program I had a hand in?
3North American A passenger or member of an audience with a free ticket. 〈主北美〉免费乘客(观众) Example sentencesExamples - He begins traveling all around the country as a "deadhead" -- riding free on competitors' airliners -- passing checks, and working toward a goal more unrealistic than he realizes: he wants to reconcile his parents.
- I just wanted to let you all know we have announced our deadhead ticket giveaway.
- 3.1US informal A commercial carrier with no paying passengers or freight on a trip.
Example sentencesExamples - In addition, carriers are playing ‘musical chairs,’ replacing existing customers and lanes with opportunities that minimize deadhead miles and increase overall profitability.
- Seemingly doomed to playing the sticks, Osius prepared to pack up his eye-goggling togs and catch the deadhead milk-run back to Wisconsin.
- Passenger miles exclude travel to and from storage facilities, training operations, road tests and deadhead travel, as well as school bus and charter service.
4A sunken or partially submerged log. 沉没(或半淹)的圆木 Example sentencesExamples - Another hazard to keep in mind during the pre-spawn is deadheads under the water.
- Many "deadheads" can be seen sticking out of the water, and some caution needs to be taken to avoid submerged ones if you are paddling close to the shore.
verbˈdedhedˈdɛdhɛd 1North American informal no object (of a commercial driver, etc.) complete a trip without paying passengers or freight. trucks deadheading into California to pick up outbound loads Example sentencesExamples - He was expressing anger that the deadheading train passed him by.
- The train was unique in that Ashland was the last stop, following which the train deadheaded back to Camden.
- If you're traveling one way, expect to pay for the empty car to deadhead home.
- The train was ready after its 5 minute station time but was held another 15 minutes for a deadheading CSX Office Car Special that was pulling into Savannah on another platform track.
- The train deadheaded to Vancouver and I understand the mucky mucks will board in the morning and head south sometime after 08:00 today towards Seattle.
- This was our SUNSET LIMITED, deadheading from Sanford and headed somewhere south of Orlando to be wyed.
- The weekend was a fine one for the spare board, with engines and trains deadheading back and forth making it even better.
- 1.1US Ride (in a plane or other vehicle) without paying for a ticket.
he calls his airline and gets a seat on the red-eye to deadhead to Boston Example sentencesExamples - We often deadhead (fly as passengers) to our next assignment.
- On Sunday evening, I deadheaded on a flight to Seattle and had a scheduled arrival time of 8:04 PM.
- So this morning, early, we deadheaded home in a van.
- That was all right though, cause I didn't have a back haul lined up and I couldn't afford to deadhead back to Pittsburgh.
- We deadheaded to Russell, where we were relieved.
2with object Remove dead flower heads from (a plant) to encourage further blooming. 〈主英〉摘去…的枯花 Example sentencesExamples - Anything that blooms now gets immediately deadheaded.
- Pansies are ideal and will flower for many weeks with regular feeding, watering and deadheading.
- You need to deadhead for exactly the same reasons you need a good haircut: health and volume.
- The more you pick and deadhead, the longer the plants produce flowers.
- Young plants should be deadheaded after flowering so that the energy they would have spent on fruit or seed then goes into more shoots.
- Capon deadheads plants once a month, pruning out stray branches and keeping plants compact.
- It seems anathema to most gardeners to go against their natural instincts to prune, train, stake, deadhead, divide and generally fuss on the plants in their gardens.
- But it's definitely high maintenance, with something always needing thinning, pruning, deadheading, dividing, or pampering.
- To keep annuals blooming at the peak of their ability, deadhead regularly.
- After the first frost in your area, stop deadheading and cutting flowers (unless they're so spectacular you just can't resist).
- In the annual and perennial border it is often enough to just deadhead plants, trim back spent foliage and remove the odd weed to free up your favourites.
- As you water, weed and deadhead, get to know your plants.
- You'll also want to deadhead all your begonias regularly; removing wilted leaves and flowers encourages them to produce more blooms.
- Does the idea of planting some superb container plants that don't require deadheading or pruning sound appealing to you?
- Finally, be sure to deadhead faded or drooping blossoms and leaves.
- Gardeners require space in the beds so that they can weed, deadhead and prune.
- In addition, deadheading spent blossoms regularly will encourage further blooming.
- Keep the spent clusters deadheaded and this shrub will bloom into the fall.
- The colors should be restful, and the plantings should be such that you don't enter the space seeking a rest and then find yourself forever leaping up to pull a weed or deadhead something.
- Always avoid breaking off any of the small growth buds below the flowers when you are deadheading.
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