每日學(xué)英語:A fate worse than death 極其難受的事

2024-02-19 14:47:53  每日學(xué)英語
“a fate worse than death”別理解成“比死更壞的命運”,引申為令人極為不快的事,極其難受的事(尤其是指某種形式的懲罰時)。

【例句】
When you're 16, an evening at home with your parents seems like a fate worse than death.
到了16歲,晚上在家和父母呆在一起似乎是極其難受的事。

Having to eat her cooking for a whole week would be a fate worse than death!
整整一個星期得吃她煮的飯菜,簡直太可怕了!

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