| 词汇 | be dropping like flies |
| 释义 | be dropping like fliesbe dropping like flies 1 informal if people are dropping like flies, they are getting ill or dying in large numbers 大批病倒；大批死亡 Examples from the Corpus be dropping like flies• Players from both teams are dropping like flies.• Our kids are dropping like flies.• They should be dropping like flies, but that hasn't been the case.• Grocer profits While other retailers are dropping like flies, supermarkets are making fat profits. → be dropping like flies at drop1(13) 2 informalMI used to say that a lot of people are dying or becoming ill 许多人相继死亡/纷纷病倒 Examples from the Corpus be dying/dropping etc like flies• Our kids are dropping like flies.• The men were dying like flies, of fever.• Grocer profits While other retailers are dropping like flies, supermarkets are making fat profits.• They should be dropping like flies, but that hasn't been the case. → be dying/dropping etc like flies at fly2(2) |
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