"at death's door" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 奄奄一息
• 濒临死亡

Definition

严重生病或即将死亡；指某人已经非常接近死亡了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个夸张、成语化的表达。可以用于描述严重疾病，也可以夸张幽默地使用（如‘感冒把我折磨得奄奄一息’）。通常不形容仅因年老而濒死，主要指生病或重大危险。

Examples

After days of high fever, he was at death's door.

高烧几天后，他已经**奄奄一息**了。

She looked at death's door but recovered quickly.

她看起来**奄奄一息**，但很快恢复了。

My grandfather was at death's door last winter.

去年冬天，我祖父曾经**濒临死亡**。

With that horrible flu, I honestly felt like I was at death's door.

那场严重的流感，我真的觉得自己**奄奄一息**了。

He joked that after eating that spicy food, he was at death's door.

他开玩笑说吃了那辣的食物后，自己**奄奄一息**。

The doctors said he was at death's door, but he made a full recovery.

医生说他**奄奄一息**，但后来完全康复了。