"kiss of death" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 致命打擊
• 死亡之吻

Definition

“致命打擊”指的是一種行為或事件，會導致失敗或毀滅，尤其是表面看起來很好但實際造成災難的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此語帶有負面色彩，常用於形容註定失敗的事，多見於商業、政治或人際關係的非正式場合，用詞較為戲劇化。

Examples

That bad review was the kiss of death for the restaurant.

那條差評成了這家餐廳的**致命打擊**。

Raising prices was the kiss of death for their small business.

漲價成了他們小生意的**致命打擊**。

For many bands, losing their singer is the kiss of death.

對許多樂隊來說，失去主唱就是**致命打擊**。

Getting caught cheating was the kiss of death for his career as a politician.

作弊被抓讓他的政治生涯遭遇了**致命打擊**。

The endorsement from that unpopular celebrity turned out to be the kiss of death for the product launch.

那位不受歡迎的名人代言成了新品發布的**致命打擊**。

In this industry, ignoring customer feedback is often the kiss of death.

在這個行業，忽視客戶反饋常常是**致命打擊**。