at death's door

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   （因病重）生命危在旦夕；病危

   so ill / sick that you may die

   The dear boy's been at death's door.

   If Brandon is infirm, then I am at death's door.

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• The dear boy's been at death's door.Night and the City1950
• If Brandon is infirm, then I am at death's door.Sense and Sensibility1995
• and, at death's door, he gives you the whole layout?The Expendables2010
• l found him at death's door, halfway up the hill.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011
• You saw how he is. He's on death's fucking door!Children of Men2006

在完整场景里学

• 四海本色1950
  • 兜售发财药丸被拒：come to your senses（幡然醒悟）
  • 画室里借钱又聊哈里：an artist without an art（空有艺术家之名）
  • 进俱乐部先立规矩：start off on the right foot（开个好头）
• 理智与情感1995
  • 临终承诺一路缩水：discharge my promise（兑现承诺）
  • 母女被迫搬出诺兰：not to be borne（忍无可忍）
  • 初访诺兰的客套寒暄：by any chance（碰巧）

同一词条的短语

• be the death of
• do to death
• frighten to death
• look like death warmed up
• put to death
• to death
• to the death
• catch your death
• cheat death
• dice with death
• die a death
• a fate worse than death