kick (one) when (one) is down 落井下石
分类: 英语学习方法
“落井下石”,汉语成语,字面意思是“drop down a stone on the man who has fallen into a well”,比喻乘人有危难时加以陷害( to maltreat an injured person; add insult to injury; add to the misfortunes of a man who is already unfortunate),与英文俗语“ kick (one) when (one) is down”意思相近,表示“to criticize, exploit, insult, or otherwise treat badly someone who has already suffered a setback or is in a vulnerable position.”
例句:
最后我就是无法做到在吉米倒霉时落井下石。
In the end I just couldn't kick Jimmy when he was down.
杰夫的女朋友刚抛弃了他,我不想再落井下石。
Jeff's girlfriend just left him, and I don't want to kick him while he's down.