"lie at death's door" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 濒临死亡
• 奄奄一息

Definition

指极度虚弱或即将死亡。这个表达通常用来形容生命垂危的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于正式和书面语，常见于新闻、文学或描述极度危急健康状况时。不能用于形容一般疾病，只用于快要死亡的情况。

Examples

After the accident, he lay at death's door for weeks.

事故后，他**濒临死亡**几周。

The old dog lies at death's door now.

那只老狗现在**濒临死亡**。

The patient was said to be lying at death's door but survived.

据说病人**濒临死亡**，但最后活了下来。

Last winter, my grandfather lay at death's door, but the doctors saved him.

去年冬天，我爷爷**奄奄一息**，但医生救了他。

For days, we feared she was lying at death's door, but then she recovered.

我们担心她**濒临死亡**好几天，但之后康复了。

The villagers whispered that the old woman lay at death's door every winter, but she always pulled through.

村民们低声说那老妇人每到冬天就**奄奄一息**，但她总能挺过来。