"go under the knife" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 动手术

Definition

接受手术或医疗操作，口语里常用，也包括整形手术。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，用于谈论大手术、需要做决定的情况或整形手术。不用于小型治疗或非手术操作。

Examples

He has to go under the knife next week for his knee injury.

他下周需要**动手术**治疗膝盖伤。

My mother went under the knife to remove her appendix.

我妈妈**动手术**摘除阑尾。

Are you really ready to go under the knife?

你真的准备好**动手术**了吗？

After years of back pain, I finally decided to go under the knife.

多年背痛后，我终于决定**动手术**。

She swore she would never go under the knife for cosmetic reasons.

她发誓绝不会因为整容**动手术**。

If his heart condition gets worse, he might have to go under the knife sooner than expected.

如果他的心脏问题恶化，他可能得比预期更早**动手术**。