dead-on
adjective (also dead on) /ˌdedˈɒn/ /ˌdedˈɑːn/
完全正确的；完全准确的
completely accurate or correct
He amazed them all by making dead-on predictions. 他的预测完全正确，使他们大吃一惊。
She could do dead-on impressions of her boss. 她对老板的印象非常准确。
"Is that a fair assessment?" "I think that's absolutely dead-on." “这个评价公平吗? ” “我认为绝对如此。”
Irish English informal极好的
used to describe someone or something that you like or think is good
He's a dead-on guy. 他是一个特别好的人。
The meal was dead on. 这顿饭好极了。
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- To me, your insights about work and life usually seem dead-on.
- Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, "Mad Men" was a dead-on depiction of the era, with its vast inequities between the sexes.
- The book features a dead-on portrayal of teenage behaviour.
- He is dead on in his analysis.
- The opinion polls before the election turned out to be dead on.
dead-on
adverb (also dead on) uk/ˈdedˌɒn/ us/ˈdedˌɑːn/
绝对地；极其地
exactly
You're dead-on right about that. 关于那件事情，你完全正确。
The results were fifty-fifty, dead on. 结果是两边各一半，分毫不差。
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- His throws are dead-on accurate most of the time.
- The projections for how much the tax would bring in were almost dead-on correct.
- He was certain he had hit the target dead-on.