| 释义 |
kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/► SEE ALLblow, send, etc. sb to kingdom cometill/until kingdom come
●blow, send, etc. sb to kingdom ˈcome (informal) kill sb, especially with a gun, a bomb or other very violent methods 送…上西天；（用枪、炸弹或其他残暴手段）杀死某人◆‘If you try to call the police, I’ll blow you to kingdom come.’
“如果你报警，我就送你上西天。”●till/until kingdom ˈcome (old-fashioned) for a long time, for ever 等到来世；永远；永久◆You can dig here until kingdom come, but you will never find water.
你在这里挖到来世也挖不出水来。 NOTE The expression kingdom come in these two idioms means heaven or the next world. * kingdom come 在这两个习语中指天堂或来世。 |