"dance with death" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 與死亡共舞
• 冒死

Definition

冒著生命危險去做極其危險的事情，可能導致死亡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是比喻性的說法，表示極度危險。用於形容冒險、魯莽或追求刺激的行為，常與動作連用。常見於口語，不是字面意思。

Examples

He likes to dance with death by riding his motorcycle too fast.

他喜歡騎摩托車太快來**與死亡共舞**。

Climbing without ropes is really to dance with death.

不繫繩索攀岩真的就是**與死亡共舞**。

If you drink and drive, you dance with death.

如果你酒後駕車，就是在**與死亡共舞**。

Bungee jumping off that old bridge is really dancing with death.

從那座舊橋高空彈跳真的就是在**與死亡共舞**。

Every time she surfs those giant waves, she’s dancing with death.

每當她衝那麼大的浪時，她就在**與死亡共舞**。

After watching that daredevil walk the tightrope over the canyon, I thought, ‘Now that is really dancing with death.’

看了那大膽之人走鋼絲橫越峽谷後，我想：「這才是真的**與死亡共舞**。」