a body blow 惨痛的失败 致命一击
分类: 英语学习方法
A body blow 是一个成语表达,说明一件事对另一件事造成了巨大打击,后果严重。
例句
His poor grade in the last essay was a body blow to his chances of graduating top of the class.
"I'm sorry to hear you broke your wrist."
"Thanks, it was a real body blow. I don't think I'll be able to recover in time for the competition this summer."
请注意
另一个含“身体”一词的成语是 over my dead body “除非我死了”.
例句
"Dad, I think I want to quit university."
"Over my dead body!"
"I want to paint the house purple."
"Over my dead body!"