deadhead

deadhead
noun
  1. a faded flower head
    枯萎的花朵
  2. (informal)a boring or unenterprising person
    (非正式)死闷罐儿,没有进取心者
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)a passenger or member of an audience with a free ticket
    (主 北美)免费乘客(观众)
  3. a sunken or partially submerged log
    沉没(半淹)的圆木
  4. (Deadhead)(informal)a fan of the rock group the Grateful Dead
    (非正式)“感恩而死”摇滚乐队的乐迷
verb
  1. [with obj.](chiefly Brit.)remove dead flower heads from (a plant)
    (主英)摘去枯花
    deadhead and spray rose bushes.
    摘去玫瑰的枯朵并浇水。
    [as noun deadheading]there is endless deadheading to be done.
    摘不完的枯花。
  2. [no obj.](US informal)drive or travel in a train or other vehicle with no passengers or cargo
    (美,非正式)放空车,空载返回
    they deadhead back to Denver on eastbound trains.
    他们乘东去空载着的列车回到丹佛。
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