"have one foot in the grave" en Chinese (Simplified)

• 半只脚踏进了坟墓

Definición

指人年纪很大或因重病、虚弱而濒临死亡。

Notas de Uso (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式、常带轻松或幽默色彩的表达。不要用于正式场合或关于健康的敏感对话中。

Ejemplos

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

长时间患病后，爷爷真的**半只脚踏进了坟墓**。

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

可惜那只老狗现在**半只脚踏进了坟墓**。

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

她看起来很虚弱，好像**半只脚踏进了坟墓**。

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

别担心，我虽然年纪大，但还没**半只脚踏进坟墓**！

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

他常拿年龄开玩笑，说自己**半只脚踏进了坟墓**，但实际上他很有活力。

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

手术后，有些人以为她**半只脚踏进了坟墓**，但她很快就康复了。