zombie
Word family verbzombifynounzombiezombiism
zom·bie /ˈzɒmbi $ ˈzɑːm-/ noun [countableC] 1 informalSLOW someone who moves very slowly and does not seem to be thinking about what they are doing, especially because they are very tired 〔尤指因极度疲劳而〕行动迟缓的人,无精打采的人 I walked around like a zombie for most of the day. 我一天大部分时间里走到哪儿都无精打采的。
3. (also zombie machine/computer) a computer that someone has secretly gained control of and uses to do things such as send spam (=unwanted emails sent to a large number of people) 僵尸(计算机)〔被某人暗中控制用来滥发垃圾邮件等的计算机〕 Origin zombie (1800-1900) Kimbundu nzumbi “spirit of a dead person”