give up the ghost

短语

死, 断气

发音

AU

词形变化

gave up the ghost given up the ghost gives up the ghost 三单 gives up the ghost giving up the ghost giving up the ghost 现在分词 gave up the ghost 过去式 given up the ghost 过去式 given up the ghost 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cease clinging to life; to die.

    断气

    见阎王

    习语 不及物
  2. 2.

    To quit; to cease functioning.

    比喻 习语 不及物

    My old computer finally gave up the ghost the other day.

  3. 3.

    To cede a commitment to or identification with.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

go die pass exit choke perish croak expire conk drop dead

上位词 1

turn

下位词 10

fall drown starve yield abort suffocate succumb stifle asphyxiate buy it

近义相关 9

go die break fail break down give out conk out give way go bad

词源

Literally, to release one's spirit or soul from the body at death. From Middle English "gaf up þe gost", "ȝave up þe gost", from Old English phrases as "hēo āġeaf hire gāst" (literally, "she gave up her ghost [spirit]"), "þæt iċ gāst mīnne āġifan mōte" (literally, "that I must give up my ghost [spirit]"). Compare German den Geist aufgeben, Dutch de geest geven, French rendre l'âme. Perhaps most notable and survived in modern English for being used in traditional translation during the death of Jesus during His crucifixion: The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Matthew 27:50: “¶ Iesus, when hee had cried againe with a loud voice, yeelded vp the ghost.”

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