"knock on heaven's door" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 敲天堂之門
• 瀕臨死亡

Definition

指瀕臨死亡或者生命即將結束，通常帶有詩意或象徵意涵。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是一種帶詩意、隱喻的用語，因歌曲“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”而流行。常用於描述嚴重病重、年邁或接近死亡者，不用於正式醫學語境。

Examples

After the accident, he was knocking on heaven's door for days.

意外後，他有好幾天都在**敲天堂之門**。

The old woman was knocking on heaven's door, but she was not afraid.

那位老婦人已經在**敲天堂之門**，但她並不害怕。

When someone is very sick, people might say he is knocking on heaven's door.

當有人生病嚴重時，人們可能會說他在**敲天堂之門**。

He’s been fighting cancer for years, but now he’s really knocking on heaven’s door.

他與癌症抗爭多年，現在真的在**敲天堂之門**了。

After hearing the news, I realized my grandfather was knocking on heaven’s door.

聽到這個消息後，我意識到我的祖父正在**敲天堂之門**。

He was unconscious and barely breathing—really knocking on heaven's door at that point.

他已經昏迷，幾乎不能呼吸——那時真的在**敲天堂之門**。