| 词汇 | a fate worse than death |
| 释义 | a fate worse than deatha fate worse than death HARM/BE BAD FORsomething terrible that might happen to you – often used humorously 比死还糟糕的事情，极可怕的事〔常作幽默用法〕 He had rescued an innocent girl from a fate worse than death. 他将一个无辜的女孩子救出苦海。 Examples from the Corpus a fate worse than death• After all, she didn't know him, and a fate worse than death might just be awaiting her.• I knew that Grandma's visit would be a fate worse than death.• There are various Pelagias who are known as penitent harlots or virgin martyrs who died to escape a fate worse than death.• It certainly wasn't because he was trying to save her from a Fate Worse than Death.• We've even growled at the horse, and threatened it with a fate worse than death, but to no avail! → a fate worse than death at fate(1) |
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