dead, die与death
①dead是形容词，表示状态，常用作表语或定语。
如：The dog is dead.
那条狗死了。
They found many dead birds on the beaches.
在海滩上，他们发现了很多死鸟。
②die是动词，表示动作，用作谓语。
如：He died two years ago.
他两年前去世了。
The boy has died.
那男孩已经死了。
③death是名词，用作主语或宾语。
如：He is afraid of death.
他怕死。
[注]：die是非延续性的动词，不能和表示一段时间的状语连用。如“他去世两年了”不能说成“He has died for two years.”或“He has died since two years ago.”
答：died 是die的过去时形式，如：
He died yesterday.
death n.1.死亡；逝世
The death of her mother was sudden.
她母亲的死很突然。
2.死因
The accident was the death of him.
他因意外事故而死。
dead adj.
1.死亡的；无生命的
My father has been dead for ten years.
我父亲已经去世十年了。
2.无感觉的；无 生气的；麻木的
If your fingers get very cold, they feel dead.
你的手指如果冷得过分，它们会失去知觉。
3.不再使用的
a dead language
已经死亡了的文字
4.失灵的；用完的； 不发挥作用的
The television's been dead since the storm.
暴风雨过后那台电视机就坏了。
dying adj.快要死的，快结束的
a dying bird快死的鸟
dying words临终遗言
one's dying wish临终心愿; 遗嘱
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