英语词汇“do or die”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

do or die

Theme: TRYING

do something or die trying. (Refers to an attitude or frame of mind that one can adopt when one must do something whether one wants to or not. Fixed order.)

It was do or die. There was no turning back now.He simply had to get to the airport on time. It was a case of do or die.

Slang

do or die

Theme: EFFORT

mod. having to try as hard as one can.

He has the obsessive do or die attitude.I was determined to get there—do or die.

idiomdo or die(also do-or-die AmE)used in order to say that you must try very hard to avoid failure in a difficult or dangerous situation:Tonight's game was do-or-die for us. We did it, and now we have to look at what comes next. Flanders, the region of Belgium worst hit by the collapse of traditional industries, launched a do or die attempt to create economic growth through new technologies.

do or die

1. adjective Of or pertaining to the last chance to succeed in a given situation, such that the utmost energy and effort must be put forth to do so. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. Trailing by two points with only 45 seconds remaining, the game is now do or die for the home team. I have to get an A on this essay if I'm going to pass the class, so it's a do-or-die situation now.

2. verb To put forth the utmost energy and effort or else fail altogether. This is a cutthroat business, and you must do or die if you wish to survive.

do or die

Exert supreme effort because failure is close at hand, as in Carol was going to set up the computer, do or die. This hyperbolic expression in effect says one will not be deterred by any obstacle. [c. 1600]

do or die

persist in the face of great danger, even if death is the result.

1992 Daily Star It's do or die for Britain's fearless Rugby League lads Down Under as they prepare to face the Aussies in the Third and deciding Test.

do or die

mod. having to try as hard as one can. He has the obsessive do or die attitude.

do or die, to

To make a last-ditch effort. This extreme measure was first recorded in print in the seventeenth century. An early use occurs in John Fletcher’s play The Island Princess (1621), where a character says, “Do or die” (2.4). Before long it came to be used figuratively, although it reverted to literal use (and changed form) in Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (1854): “Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.”

词汇	do or die
释义	Idiom do or die Theme: TRYING do something or die trying. (Refers to an attitude or frame of mind that one can adopt when one must do something whether one wants to or not. Fixed order.) It was do or die. There was no turning back now.He simply had to get to the airport on time. It was a case of do or die. Slang do or die Theme: EFFORT mod. having to try as hard as one can. He has the obsessive do or die attitude.I was determined to get there—do or die. idiomdo or die(also do-or-die AmE)used in order to say that you must try very hard to avoid failure in a difficult or dangerous situation:Tonight's game was do-or-die for us. We did it, and now we have to look at what comes next. Flanders, the region of Belgium worst hit by the collapse of traditional industries, launched a do or die attempt to create economic growth through new technologies. do or die 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the last chance to succeed in a given situation, such that the utmost energy and effort must be put forth to do so. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. Trailing by two points with only 45 seconds remaining, the game is now do or die for the home team. I have to get an A on this essay if I'm going to pass the class, so it's a do-or-die situation now. 2. verb To put forth the utmost energy and effort or else fail altogether. This is a cutthroat business, and you must do or die if you wish to survive. do or die Exert supreme effort because failure is close at hand, as in Carol was going to set up the computer, do or die. This hyperbolic expression in effect says one will not be deterred by any obstacle. [c. 1600] do or die persist in the face of great danger, even if death is the result. 1992 Daily Star It's do or die for Britain's fearless Rugby League lads Down Under as they prepare to face the Aussies in the Third and deciding Test. do or die mod. having to try as hard as one can. He has the obsessive do or die attitude. do or die, to To make a last-ditch effort. This extreme measure was first recorded in print in the seventeenth century. An early use occurs in John Fletcher’s play The Island Princess (1621), where a character says, “Do or die” (2.4). Before long it came to be used figuratively, although it reverted to literal use (and changed form) in Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (1854): “Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.”
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