"for dear life" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 拼命地
• 緊緊地（為了保命）

Definition

如果你“拼命地”做某事，意思是你非常用力地做，通常是因為害怕或有危險。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式用語，常用於‘抓住’‘跑’‘緊抱’等動詞後。強調緊急或慌張情況。正式場合不適用。

Examples

She held on to the rope for dear life.

她**拼命地**抓住繩子。

The child ran for dear life when he saw the dog.

孩子看到狗時**拼命地**跑了。

They clung to the raft for dear life.

他們**拼命地**抓住了木筏。

I was biking down the hill, holding on for dear life.

我騎自行車下坡，**拼命地**抓著把手。

When the roller coaster dropped, everyone screamed and hung on for dear life.

雲霄飛車下滑時，大家都尖叫著**拼命地**抓住扶手。

Grab your bag for dear life if it gets crowded on the subway.

地鐵擁擠時，**拼命地**抓好你的包。