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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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%。
• The race ended in a dead heat.
  赛跑以平分秋色的结果告终。
• 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。
• 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。