dead set

猎犬指示猎物方向时的静止姿势

The judge at the dog show took points off the Irish setter's dead set because its right ear twitched a few times.

狗狗表演比赛的裁判扣了那条爱尔兰雪达犬的示意猎物方向姿势好几分，因为它的右耳抽动了好几次。

僵局；止步不前

to be at a dead set

止步不前

坚定，执著

I might not graduate first in my class, but I'll make a dead set at it.

我可能不能做班上第一个毕业的，但是我会尽力争取的。

（对某人的）不断攻击

The result was that everyone made a dead set on Collins. It was the same in conversation. When he put his head in everyone turned on him. He was roared down unmercifully, with the inevitable result that he lost his temper.

2018, Frank O'Connor, The Big Fellow: Michael Collins and the Irish Revolution:

坚定的，执著的，死心塌地的，专注而不动摇的

If John is dead set on marrying Catherine, his parents' objection will only provoke a falling out.

如果John一定要娶Catherine，他的父母肯定会过来闹翻的。

The governor is dead set against the concealed weapons permit legislation and will veto it even if it costs her the re-election.

There are people here who are dead set on convincing everybody this hurricane is the result of climate change.

2018年 9月11日，Rush Limbaugh，「Hurricane Florence Heads for the Carolinas」，收錄於The Rush Limbaugh Show（radio），原始內容存檔自原始內容，存檔時間 2019年4月17日：

完全的，十足的

He is a dead set fool.

他就是个如假包换的笨蛋。