英语词汇“to be death”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P4. to be (a person's) death, to be the death of: to cause (a person's) death, to kill. In later use often hyperbolical or humorous, describing a current situation or future prospect regarded as unpleasant or unbearable.

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the world > life > death > cause of death > cause death [verb (transitive)]

to be the death ofOE

slayc1000

reavec1230

dissolvec1374

extinguish1540

expiate1594

to carry away1603

to carry off1679

devive1869

to settle the number of a person's mess1881

OE Blickling Homilies 67 He [sc. Christ] cwæþ, ‘Eala deaþ, ic beo þin deaþ.’

a1450 (c1375) G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite (Tanner 346) (1878) l. 226 When that he was glad, then was .I. blithe And his disese was my deth as swithe.

c1500 Melusine (1895) lv. 331 (heading) How Geffray was the deth of the Erle of Forestz hys vncle.

1558 P. Morwen tr. A. ben David ibn Daud Hist. Latter Tymes Iewes Commune Weale f. lix^v Pheroras was banished the kinges presence, the sorow wherof was his death.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. i. 13 Poore fellow neuer ioied since the prise of Oates rose, it was the death of him.

1662 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. (1888) 22 229 Go west to Bessie Neil and spier at her what she did to your wife and your bairn, for she was baith their deads.

1686 T. Jevon Devil of a Wife i. i. 5 This devilish Termagant Scolding Religious Woman will be the death of him.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd ii. ii Her cheeks, her mouth, her een, Will be my dead.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer i. 3 A school would be his death.

1816 J. Austen Emma II. iii. 56 Oh! dear, I thought it would have been the death of me!

1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xiv. 224 I've been lamed with orange-peel once, and I know orange-peel will be my death at last.

1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. iii. 63 A mill-wheel monotony would be the death of me.

1956 S. Beckett Waiting for Godot i. 35 Estragon (convulsed with merriment). He'll be the death of me!

1960 Boys' Life Dec. 15/1 Jonathan Cole already knew how it had to be done, also that it might be his death. Lifting his musket, he pulled back gently on the hammer.

2002 R. J. Bailey Far in Hills iv. 40 Those stairs will be the death of me. I gotta give up them ready rolls!

单词	to be death
释义	> as lemmas to be (a person's) death P4. to be (a person's) death, to be the death of: to cause (a person's) death, to kill. In later use often hyperbolical or humorous, describing a current situation or future prospect regarded as unpleasant or unbearable. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > cause of death > cause death [verb (transitive)] to be the death ofOE slayc1000 reavec1230 dissolvec1374 visita1382 extinguish1540 expiate1594 to carry away1603 to carry off1679 devive1869 to settle the number of a person's mess1881 OE Blickling Homilies 67 He [sc. Christ] cwæþ, ‘Eala deaþ, ic beo þin deaþ.’ a1450 (c1375) G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite (Tanner 346) (1878) l. 226 When that he was glad, then was .I. blithe And his disese was my deth as swithe. c1500 Melusine (1895) lv. 331 (heading) How Geffray was the deth of the Erle of Forestz hys vncle. 1558 P. Morwen tr. A. ben David ibn Daud Hist. Latter Tymes Iewes Commune Weale f. lix^v Pheroras was banished the kinges presence, the sorow wherof was his death. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. i. 13 Poore fellow neuer ioied since the prise of Oates rose, it was the death of him. 1662 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. (1888) 22 229 Go west to Bessie Neil and spier at her what she did to your wife and your bairn, for she was baith their deads. 1686 T. Jevon Devil of a Wife i. i. 5 This devilish Termagant Scolding Religious Woman will be the death of him. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd ii. ii Her cheeks, her mouth, her een, Will be my dead. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer i. 3 A school would be his death. 1816 J. Austen Emma II. iii. 56 Oh! dear, I thought it would have been the death of me! View more context for this quotation 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xiv. 224 I've been lamed with orange-peel once, and I know orange-peel will be my death at last. 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. iii. 63 A mill-wheel monotony would be the death of me. 1956 S. Beckett Waiting for Godot i. 35 Estragon (convulsed with merriment). He'll be the death of me! 1960 Boys' Life Dec. 15/1 Jonathan Cole already knew how it had to be done, also that it might be his death. Lifting his musket, he pulled back gently on the hammer. 2002 R. J. Bailey Far in Hills iv. 40 Those stairs will be the death of me. I gotta give up them ready rolls! extracted from deathn. < as lemmas
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