give up the ghost片語

片語

1. 1

   去世、死、嚥氣舊式或戲謔

   The old dog finally gave up the ghost last winter.

   那隻老狗去年冬天終於走了。

2. 2

   壞掉、報廢、罷工口語，指機器

   My washing machine gave up the ghost after fifteen years.

   我的洗衣機用了十五年，終於壞掉了。

3. 3

   放棄、認輸、不再堅持口語

   After three failed attempts, he gave up the ghost and went home.

   試了三次都失敗後，他放棄了，回家去了。