学个词Learn a Word 第1618-dead-heat

　　今天我们要学的词是 dead heat. Dead heat 意思是旗鼓相当，不相上下。The Connecticut Senate race remains¹ a dead heat. 竞选康涅狄克州参议员的候选人旗鼓相当，难分上下。With less than a month left before the U.S. Presidential Election, polls have Obama and Romney in a dead heat. 距离美国总统大选只剩下不到一个月的时间了，民调显示，目前奥巴马和罗姆尼旗鼓相当，不分上下。With the race a dead heat, the final few weeks will be critical for both candidates. 鉴于选情的胶着状态，接下来的几个星期对两位候选人来说，都至关重要。好的，今天我们学习的词是 dead heat, dead heat, dead heat....

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。