a fate worse than death

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   （可能发生的）极可怕的事

   a terrible thing that could happen

   Well, what are you afraid of? A fate worse than death?

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• Well, what are you afraid of? A fate worse than death?Clue1985
• like the fate worse than death that you seem to think it is.Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019
• So let's give him a fate worse than death.Robin Hood2018
• They suffered a fate worse than death, you ask me.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007
• You gotta be punished for not carrying your shot record on you It s a fate far worse than deathThe Transporter2002

在完整场景里学

• 妙探寻凶1985
  • 晚宴上轮流试探身份：break the ice（打破僵局）
  • 匿名信请来七位客人：over my dead body（想都别想）
  • 当众揭穿众人被勒索：in the same boat（处境相同）

同一词条的短语

• tempt fate