"come back from the dead" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 死而复生

Definition

指死后复活，可以用于形容某人或某事从几乎不可能的状况中恢复过来。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于比喻，强调奇迹般的逆转或恢复。实际复活只出现在虚构故事中。新闻、体育或日常口语中形容令人震惊的复苏时用。

Examples

The character in the movie seemed to come back from the dead.

电影里的角色似乎**死而复生**了。

After his illness, it was like he had come back from the dead.

生病后，他就像**死而复生**了一样。

Some businesses come back from the dead after closing down.

有些企业关门后还能**死而复生**。

The underdog team really came back from the dead and won the game!

那支弱旅真的**死而复生**，赢得了比赛！

My old laptop has basically come back from the dead after getting repaired.

我的旧电脑修好后简直**死而复生**。

Nobody expected him to come back from the dead career-wise, but he did.

没人料到他职业生涯还能**死而复生**，但他真的做到了。