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

• 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。
• 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 opinion polls show the three election candidates in a dead heat.
  民意测验结果表明三个候选人票数相当，不分上下。
• WASHINGTON& A dozen national polls conducted over the past week have produced a range of results, mostly indicating either a dead heat or a narrow advantage for President Barack Obama over Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
  华盛顿消息：过去一周内多项民意调查显示了一系列结果，大都暗示了总统贝拉克•奥巴马与共和党候选人米特•罗姆尼之间旗鼓相当或优势不明显。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The race ended in a dead heat.
  赛跑以平分秋色的结果告终。