"have one foot in the grave" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 半隻腳踏進了墳墓

Definition

指人年紀很大或因重病、虛弱而瀕臨死亡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式、常帶輕鬆或幽默色彩的表達。勿用於正式場合或健康相關敏感話題。

Examples

After his long illness, Grandpa really has one foot in the grave.

長時間患病後，爺爺真的**半隻腳踏進了墳墓**。

The old dog sadly has one foot in the grave now.

可惜那隻老狗現在**半隻腳踏進了墳墓**。

She looks so weak, it seems she has one foot in the grave.

她看起來很虛弱，好像**半隻腳踏進了墳墓**。

Don’t worry, I may be old but I don’t have one foot in the grave yet!

別擔心，我雖然年紀大，但還沒**半隻腳踏進墳墓**！

He jokes about his age, saying he has one foot in the grave, but he's actually very energetic.

他常拿年齡開玩笑，說自己**半隻腳踏進了墳墓**，但其實他很有活力。

After her surgery, some people thought she had one foot in the grave, but she recovered quickly.

手術後，有些人以為她**半隻腳踏進了墳墓**，但她很快就康復了。