dead heat

英 [ˌded ˈhiːt]

美 [ˌded ˈhiːt]

n.  (速度比赛中两个参赛者)同时到达终点，并列的成绩; 势均力敌; 不分胜负; 不相上下

牛津词典

noun

• （速度比赛中两个参赛者）同时到达终点，并列的成绩
  a result in a race when two of those taking part finish at exactly the same time
• 势均力敌；不分胜负；不相上下
  a situation during a race or competition, etc. when two or more people are at the same level
  1. The two candidates are in a dead heat in the polls.
     两名候选人在民意测验中势均力敌。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 不分胜负的比赛;同时到达终点的比赛;势均力敌的竞赛
  If a race or contest isa dead heat, two or more competitors are joint winners, or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. In American English, you can say that a race or contest isin a dead heat.
  1. The race ended in a dead heat between two horses...
     比赛结果是两匹赛马同时到达终点。
  2. A national poll shows the presidential race in a dead heat.
     一项全国民意调查显示总统竞选相持不下。

英英释义

noun

• a tie in a race

双语例句

• The race ended in a dead heat.
  赛跑以平分秋色的结果告终。
• Unofficial polls have us in a dead heat.
  据非官方统计，我们不分胜负。
• The election is really a dead heat.
  这次选举真的是竞争剧烈。
• These two movies are in a dead heat for the best female actor award at the Oscars.
  这两部电影在争夺奥斯卡最佳女演员奖中难分上下。
• But this particular arms race isn't in a dead heat the mavens of malware are winning it.
  但这不是一场势均力敌的军备竞赛，恶意软件的行家赢了。
• As recently as June 2012, the competition was in a dead heat: Android led with nearly 22%, followed by opera at 22%, then Safari on IOS with 21% according to StatCounter.
  早在2012年6月，竞争便已陷入白热化：据网站通讯流量检测机构StatCounter公布，安卓以约22%的份额领先，Opera浏览器22%紧随其后，然后是iOS平台上的Safari浏览器，占比21%。
• A national poll shows the presidential race in a dead heat.
  一项全国民意调查显示总统竞选相持不下。
• Google: I will certainly not become a dead heat!
  我一定不能成为第一个热死的人！
• The boys huddled themselves together and sought the friendly companionship of the fire, though the dull dead heat of the breathless atmosphere was stifling.
  尽管天气又闷又热令人窒息，几个孩子还是相互依偎在一起，尽力靠近那堆火。
• There was not even a zephyr stirring; the dead noonday heat had even stilled the songs of the birds;
  树林里纹丝不动，中午的闷热，令人窒息，连树上的鸟儿都停止了歌唱。