| 释义 |
be dead and buried an argument, problem, plan etc that is dead and buried is not worth considering again〔争论、问题、计划等〕不值得再考虑:•The old argument about whether the UK should be a member of the EU should now be dead and buried.以前关于英国是否应该成为欧盟成员国的争论，现在应该已经失去意义了。 |