"breathe your last" in Chinese (Simplified)
咽下最后一口气去世
Definition
去世;咽下最后一口气,离开人世。这是一种诗意、委婉的表达死亡的说法。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
正式或文学用语,日常口语中很少用。与直接说“死”相比,较为委婉柔和。常见于小说、传记或正式场合。
Examples
After a long illness, he finally breathed his last.
经过长时间的病痛,他终于**咽下了最后一口气**。
Many heroes breathed their last on the battlefield.
许多英雄在战场上**咽下了最后一口气**。
She breathed her last peacefully in her sleep.
她在睡梦中安详地**咽下了最后一口气**。
The old oak finally breathed its last after standing for centuries.
那棵老橡树屹立了几个世纪,终于**咽下了最后一口气**。
He clung to life for days before finally breathing his last.
他挣扎了好几天,最终才**咽下最后一口气**。
When the movie hero breathed his last, the entire theater went silent.
当电影英雄**咽下最后一口气**时,整个影院都静下来了。