单词 | give up the ghost |
释义 | give up the ghost give up the ghost F0 to die Thesaurus+: ↑Death and dyingThesaurus+: ↑Not functioningF0 HUMOROUS If a machine gives up the ghost, it stops working: » We've had the same TV for over ten years and it's just given up the ghost.Thesaurus+: ↑Not functioningF0 to stop trying to do something because you know that you will not succeed: » All I'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so I simply gave up the ghost.Thesaurus+: ↑Stop having or doing something |
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