流逝汉英词典

kiss of death

K 开头单词

基本解释

  • n. 死亡之吻（表面看上去有益但实际上具有毁灭性的行为或事务）

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • It would prove to be a kiss of death.
    远不止如此，这一吻后来也被视作东德的死亡之吻。
  • Stress can be the kiss of death or the spice of life. The issue, really, is how to manage it.
    压力可以是死亡之吻也可以是生活中的一剂调味料，关键是你怎样去掌控它。
  • So this thwack is hardly the kiss of death for Goldman or even major damage to its business model.
    所以这个重击对高盛而言并非死亡之吻，甚至对它的业务模式也没有重大伤害。

    • 权威例句

  • Coming up, when a smooch on the lips can turn into an actual kiss of death.
    NPR: Iran's Response to International Pressure over Nukes
  • To be embraced by America is now seen as a kiss of death.
    ECONOMIST: United Nations
  • We still think that genetically engineered crops are good, but out story, it seems, was the kiss of death for the stock.
    FORBES: Monsanto Shares Get a Shakedown. Is the Worst Still To Come?

词组短语

    短语

  • the kiss of death 要命的东西;死亡之吻;毒女;帮倒忙
  • a kiss of death 死亡之吻;表面上友好
  • Kiss of the Death 死亡之吻
  • Kiss Of Death C 死亡之吻
  • Dazzling words kiss of death 让某件事失败的因素

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • If you describe something as the kiss of death, you mean that it is certain to cause something else to fail.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you say that a particular event is the kiss of death for something, you mean that it is certain to make them fail or be a disaster.

专业释义

    军事学

  • 死亡之吻