英譯:
have one foot in the grave
註:這成語字面的意思為一腳已踏進墳墓 (或棺材),即離死不遠了。
例句:
- I was so sick, I felt as if I had one foot in the grave. (我病得這麼重,我覺得好像行將就木)
- My grandpa is 98 years old and has one foot in the grave. (我祖父 98 歲了,已經風燭殘年)
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