"come to a bad end" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 下場很慘
• 落得不好

Definition

如果某人下場很慘，表示他們的人生以非常不幸或悲慘的方式結束，通常是因為自己的行為或錯誤選擇造成的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個較正式、常見於文學作品或勸誡語境的表達。通常指因為犯罪、上癮或選擇錯誤導致悲慘人生結局。不用於日常小失敗。

Examples

People who break the law often come to a bad end.

違法的人常常**下場很慘**。

Many old stories warn about heroes who come to a bad end.

許多老故事都警告有的英雄最後**落得不好**。

Everyone feared that the company would come to a bad end if business did not improve.

大家都擔心公司如果業績不改善就會**下場很慘**。

He always took huge risks, so it’s no surprise he came to a bad end.

他總是冒很大的險，所以他**下場很慘**也不奇怪。

If you keep hanging out with that crowd, you’ll probably come to a bad end.

如果你一直和那群人在一起，你很可能**落得不好**。

It’s sad, but lots of promising people come to a bad end because of drugs.

很遺憾，很多有前途的人因為毒品**下場很慘**。