短语
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a death's head at the feast 扫兴的人(或东西)
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After death for the doctor. [谚语]人死了才请医生,太迟了。
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as pale as death 面无人色,面如死色
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(as) still as death (或the grave) 极其寂静
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as sure as death 千真万确,的的确确
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at death's door 生命危在旦夕,行将就木[见door]
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be death on
[口语]
善于处理(或应付),精于对待,是处理…的能手,做得出色
厌恶,对…极为不满,极讨厌,坚决反对;对…十分严格
势利地对待
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be in at the death
狩猎亲见猎物被猎狗咬死
看到事件的结局;高潮(或结束)时在场
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be on a death trip 寻死,想自杀
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be scared (或 frightened) to death 吓得要死
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be the death of
是…的致命原因,害死,使送命,要…的命;伤透…的心
[口语]把(某人)笑死;把(某人)烦死,使(人)气死;使处于极度兴奋(或焦虑等)的状态之中
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be tickled to death 高兴极了,高兴得要命
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bleed to death 流血过多致死
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bore someone to death 使某人厌烦得要死
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catch(或take) one's death (of cold) [口语](因受冷)得致命的感冒,患重感冒;得重伤风
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cling like grim death [口语]紧紧抓住,拼命抓住
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death at the box office 完全失败的表演(节目)
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death by misadventure 法律意外致死
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Death comes to us all. [谚语]人皆有一死;人生自古谁无死。
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death in the pot 暗藏的危险 [源自《圣经列王纪》下4:40
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there is death in the pot (锅中有致死的毒物)]
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Death is the grand leveller. [谚语]死神是伟大的平等主义者;死亡面前,人人平等。
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Death keeps no calendar. [谚语]死神不用日历;人死无定期,人说死就死。
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death on be
善于…;是…的能手
对…厌恶;极为不满,竭力反对
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Death pays all debts. [谚语]一死了百债(“债”指罪过或罪行)。一死百了。
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death under shield 战死,阵亡,马革裹尸
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dice with death [口语]冒险;玩命,拿性命开玩笑;与死神赌博
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die a dog's death 悲惨地(或可耻地)死去,潦倒而死[亦作 die like a dog ]
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die a dry death
死得浑身干燥(指非溺水而死)
死得不流血(指非被杀死)
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die a martyr's death 壮烈牺牲
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die a natural death 寿终,因年老(或患病)而死
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die the death
(演员等)不受观众欢迎
[古语、戏谑语]被置于死地,被杀死
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do to death
杀死;处死;谋杀
把(笑话等)重复得令人生厌
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drink oneself to death 酗酒致死,纵饮而死
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fate worse than death [委婉语]比死还不如的遭遇(指被强奸)
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fed to (the) death 感到厌烦死了
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flog to death [口语](对某事)过分宣传而使人失去兴趣(或信心),重复谈论(某话题)使之不再令人感兴趣
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freeze (或be frozen) to death 冻死
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frighten to death 吓坏了,吓得要死
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go one's death for [美国俚语]为…尽最大努力
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go one's death (up)on [美国俚语]在…上孤注一掷
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hang on like grim death 死死抓住,死不放手
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hold on like grim death 拼命抓住,紧紧抓住
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in the death [俚语]结果,最终
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like death warmed up [口语]病得很厉害的;病弱的;不舒服的;筋疲力尽的
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like grim death 死命地,牢牢地(抓住等)[通常作cling,h