"dead as a doornail" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 死得不能再死
• 完全死透

Definition

完全、毫无疑问地死去或没有生命。这是一个非常古老的英语习语，用来强调某物彻底死亡或者失去活力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个短语常用于非正式、幽默（甚至带点黑色幽默）的语境，多用于强调生命体或物品完全没有活力。通常不用于正式场合。表达相近的英语有 'stone dead'、'dead as a dodo'。

Examples

After not watering it for weeks, my plant was dead as a doornail.

几周没浇水后，我的植物已经**死得不能再死**了。

The battery in my phone is dead as a doornail.

我手机的电池已经**完全死透**了。

That old computer is dead as a doornail now.

那台旧电脑现在已经**死得不能再死**了。

After the big storm, the city was dead as a doornail at night.

大暴雨之后，城市夜晚**死得不能再死**。

By the time we got there, the party was dead as a doornail.

等我们到的时候，派对已经**完全死透**了。

Trust me, that rumor is dead as a doornail—nobody believes it anymore.

相信我，这个谣言已经**死得不能再死**了——没人再信了。