"lie at death's door" 怎么发音
expression
LYE at DETHS DOR
LYE at DETHS DAW
释义
To be extremely ill or close to dying. This is a figurative expression used to describe someone whose life is in great danger.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫaɪ/ /ˈæt/ /ˈdɛθs/ /ˈdɔɹ
英式英语
lˈaɪ/ /ˈæt/ /dɛθs/ /dˈɔː
简化发音
美式
LYE at DETHS DOR
英式
LYE at DETHS DAW
语境中听
After the accident, he lay at death's door for weeks.
The old dog lies at death's door now.
The patient was said to be lying at death's door but survived.
Last winter, my grandfather lay at death's door, but the doctors saved him.