Type any word!

"roll in your grave" in Chinese (Simplified)

死不瞑目在坟墓里翻身

Definition

指某人死后如果看到某事发生会极度气愤或难过,通常因其违背了他们的意愿或价值观。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于比喻用法,常和“would”搭配(如“He would roll in his grave”)。表达死者会因死后发生的变化极为难过或愤怒,语气带一点夸张或幽默,切勿理解为字面意思。

Examples

If my grandmother saw this mess, she would roll in her grave.

如果我奶奶看到这个乱七八糟的样子,会**死不瞑目**。

He would roll in his grave if he knew they sold the house.

要是他知道房子被卖了,会**在坟墓里翻身**。

My teacher would roll in his grave if he saw these spelling mistakes.

我的老师如果看到这些拼写错误,会**死不瞑目**。

Frank would probably roll in his grave hearing how they changed his favorite restaurant.

如果Frank知道他们把他最喜欢的餐厅改成这样,大概会**死不瞑目**。

Honestly, the old coach would roll in his grave if he saw this team's performance.

说真的,这个老教练看到现在球队的表现会**在坟墓里翻身**。

She'd roll in her grave knowing her artwork was painted over like that.

知道自己的艺术作品被这样涂掉,她一定会**在坟墓里翻身**。