plural deathbeds
plural deathbeds
Learner's definition of DEATHBED
on your deathbed
: in the bed that you will soon die in临终前;在生命垂危时 —
often used figuratively to say that someone is very close to dying or very sick常用作比喻,表示某人奄奄一息或病重 -
She's convinced that the old man is on his deathbed, but he looks healthy enough to me.她确信老头已奄奄一息,但在我看来他显得还很健康。
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I was so sick with the flu—practically on my deathbed.我患了严重的流感——实际上已病入膏肓。
— deathbed
adjective, always used before a noun