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zombies

/ˈzɑːmbiz/ /ˈzɒmbiz/

Meanings
noun

尊比，僵尸神。

A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere.

Examples :

"Some West African villages revere the zombies, believing they hold special powers. "
在一些西非村庄，人们崇敬尊比（僵尸神），相信它们拥有特殊的力量。
mythology religion culture supernatural
noun

僵尸，活死人

(voodoo, superstition) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own.

Examples :

"The movie was about zombies who roamed the streets, searching for brains to eat, controlled by a powerful voodoo curse. "
这部电影讲的是一群僵尸在大街上游荡，寻找大脑食用，他们被一种强大的巫毒诅咒所控制。
supernatural mythology religion curse inhuman being soul person entertainment literature culture
noun

僵尸进程，孤儿进程

A process or task which has terminated but has not been removed from the list of processes, typically because it has an unresponsive parent process.

Examples :

"Because the main program crashed, several "zombies" remained, cluttering the computer's process list even though they weren't actually doing anything. "
由于主程序崩溃了，留下了好几个“僵尸进程”，虽然它们实际上什么也没做，却仍然占据着电脑的进程列表。
computing process technology system
noun

僵尸电脑，肉鸡

A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

Examples :

"Cybercriminals used a virus to turn thousands of personal computers into zombies, which they then used to send spam emails. "
网络罪犯使用病毒将数千台个人电脑变成了僵尸电脑（肉鸡），然后利用这些电脑发送垃圾邮件。
computing internet virus technology electronics machine
noun

国内服役士兵

A conscripted member of the Canadian military during World War II who was assigned to home defence rather than to combat in Europe.

Examples :

"During World War II, some Canadian soldiers, derisively called "zombies" by those who volunteered for overseas duty, were stationed in Canada to protect the homeland. "
二战期间，一些加拿大士兵，被那些志愿参加海外作战的人蔑称为“国内服役士兵”，驻扎在加拿大本土保卫家园。
military history nation
noun

行尸走肉，活死人。

A hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience.

Examples :

"Philosophers use thought experiments involving zombies to discuss the nature of consciousness, imagining beings who look and act like us but don't feel or experience anything internally. "
哲学家们使用涉及“行尸走肉”的思维实验来探讨意识的本质，想象一些外表和行为都像我们，但内心没有任何感觉或体验的生物。
being mind philosophy human inhuman supernatural soul science body biology

Related Words

Illustration superstition

superstition noun

/ˌs(j)u.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃn̩/ /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃn̩/

迷信，盲信。

"My grandmother believed in the superstition that spilling salt would bring bad luck, so she always carefully placed the salt shaker. "

我奶奶很迷信，她相信撒了盐会带来厄运，所以她总是小心翼翼地摆放盐罐。

Illustration volunteered

volunteered verb

/ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd/ /ˌvɑlənˈtɪəd/

自愿参加，主动报名

"Maria volunteered to bring snacks to the school picnic. "

玛丽亚自愿报名带零食去学校野餐。

Illustration nondisclosure

nondisclosure noun

/ˌnɒndɪsˈkloʊʒər/ /ˌnɑːndɪsˈkloʊʒər/

不公开，保密

"The company policy of nondisclosure prevented employees from sharing confidential information with competitors. "

公司不公开信息的政策阻止了员工与竞争对手分享机密信息。

Illustration cybercriminals

cybercriminals noun

/ˈsaɪbərˌkrɪmənəlz/

网络罪犯，网络犯罪分子

""The bank warned its customers to be careful because cybercriminals were trying to steal their account information." "

银行警告客户要小心，因为网络罪犯正在试图窃取他们的账户信息。

Illustration consciousness

consciousness noun

/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/

意识，知觉

"My brother's lack of consciousness during the lecture made it hard for him to understand the material. "

我弟弟上课时没精打采，缺乏意识，所以很难理解讲的内容。

Illustration philosophers

philosophers noun

/fɪˈlɒsəfəz/ /fəˈlɑsəfɚz/

哲学家，贤哲

"Example Sentence: "The old men sitting on the park bench were like philosophers, always discussing the meaning of life and offering advice." "

坐在公园长椅上的老人们就像贤哲一样，总是讨论人生的意义并提供建议。

Illustration conscripted

conscripted verb

/kənˈskrɪptɪd/ /kɑːnˈskrɪptɪd/

征募，征兵

"During the war, young men were conscripted into the army, whether they wanted to serve or not. "

战争期间，年轻人无论是否愿意，都被强制征兵进入军队。

Illustration indistinguishable

indistinguishable noun

/ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/ /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/

无法区分之物，不可辨之物

"Given that "indistinguishable" is an adjective, not a noun, here's a sentence using it correctly as an adjective: "The twins were so alike that their voices were almost indistinguishable." "

这对双胞胎长得太像了，以至于他们的声音几乎无法区分。

Illustration unmotivated

unmotivated adjective

/ˌʌnˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪd/ /ʌnˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪd/

缺乏动力，没有积极性

"Because he found the class boring, Mark became unmotivated and stopped doing his homework. "

因为马克觉得这门课很无聊，所以他变得缺乏动力，也不再做作业了。

Illustration unresponsive

unresponsive adjective

/ˌʌn.rɪˈspɑn.sɪv/ /ˌʌn.rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/

没有反应, 反应迟钝.

"The crashed computer was completely unresponsive to any commands. "

这台死机的电脑对任何指令都完全没有反应。

Illustration hypothetical

hypothetical noun

/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/

假设，假说。

"These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information."

在获得更多信息之前，这些假设没有任何意义。

Illustration information

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

信息，资料

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

关于项目截止日期的信息消除了我的不确定性；现在我知道需要完成什么了。