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

• 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 football match between Chinese and Japanese teams ended in a dead heat.
  中国队和日本队的足球比赛踢成平局。
• 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。
• The election is really a dead heat.
  这次选举真的是竞争剧烈。
• Through the study on the effects of structure parameters of heat exchanger shell on the characteristics of flow field, it could be figured out that the dead zone could be decreased by reducing the board space in segmental baffle board heat exchangers.
  研究了换热器壳程的结构参数对于流场特性的影响，得出减小折流板的间距可以使弓形折流板换热器内的流动死区减小，为换热器的优化设计提供了理论依据。
• That 3 October debate was dominated by Romney and started the president's poll slide, leaving the two in a dead heat less than three weeks from election day.
  10月3日的辩论被罗姆尼主导，并以总统的投票幻灯片开始，在离大选日不到三个星期时留给两人一场死气沉沉的争夺。
• 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。
• This week a poll showed him in a dead heat with Mitt Romney, the Republican front-runner.
  这周的民意调查显示，奥巴马与前共和党总统候选人米特罗姆尼的支持率不相上下。
• Even when they're dead, their souls can feel the pain of the knife, the heat of the cooking fire.
  尽管他们已经死了，它们的灵魂还能感觉到刀割的痛苦，炉火的热度。