give up the ghost

a) BROKENif a machine gives up the ghost, it does not work anymore and cannot be repaired – used humorously 〔机器〕报废〔幽默用法〕

Unfortunately, my car’s just given up the ghost.

可惜我的汽车刚刚报废了。

b) DIEto die 死去

Examples from the Corpus

give up the ghost• He would ordinarily blow out the candle and give up the ghost.• Finally the engine gave up the ghost completely and nothing could persuade it to start again.• With one last defiant surge of power the jeep finally gave up the ghost.• My old car's finally given up the ghost.• Doctors said that while his heart was fine, his vascular system had given up the ghost.• This is the gentler way: convince the mind the body's dead and it gives up the ghost.• What light struggled through the unwashed front window soon gave up the ghost in the air that seemed almost palpably grey.• They squirmed, shrivelled and after a brief struggle, gave up the ghost.• The spores do germinate, go through a few perfunctory cell divisions, then give up the ghost.

→ give up the ghost at ghost1(2)

词汇	give up the ghost
释义	give up the ghost give up the ghost a) BROKENif a machine gives up the ghost, it does not work anymore and cannot be repaired – used humorously 〔机器〕报废〔幽默用法〕 Unfortunately, my car’s just given up the ghost. 可惜我的汽车刚刚报废了。 b) DIEto die 死去 Examples from the Corpus give up the ghost• He would ordinarily blow out the candle and give up the ghost.• Finally the engine gave up the ghost completely and nothing could persuade it to start again.• With one last defiant surge of power the jeep finally gave up the ghost.• My old car's finally given up the ghost.• Doctors said that while his heart was fine, his vascular system had given up the ghost.• This is the gentler way: convince the mind the body's dead and it gives up the ghost.• What light struggled through the unwashed front window soon gave up the ghost in the air that seemed almost palpably grey.• They squirmed, shrivelled and after a brief struggle, gave up the ghost.• The spores do germinate, go through a few perfunctory cell divisions, then give up the ghost. → give up the ghost at ghost1(2)
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