Be dead to...
对...无感觉, 对...无反应
🧩 词语组成解析
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
dead
[dɛd]
adj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度;
n. 死者;（死一样的）寂静;极寒时候;
🗣️ 情景例句
How big is your family?
你家有几口人？
We do business on a commission basis. A commission on your prices would make it easier for us to promote sales. Even 2 or 3 percent would help.
我们是通过取得佣金来进行商业活动的。从你方价格中收取佣金，便于我方推销。即便只有2%或3%也行。
Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
姑妈待佣人在当时算是开明的，从来不让佣人每天工作超过8小时，但他们很难使她称心如意。