within an inch of one's life片語

片語

1. 1

   半死、幾乎致命、差點喪命

   The robbers beat the old man within an inch of his life.

   那幾個搶匪把老人打得半死。

2. 2

   過度、徹底口語

   She boiled the vegetables within an inch of their lives.

   她把青菜煮得爛到不成樣子。