英语词组be dead on our feets是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

be dead on (one's) feet

1. To be near to the point of collapse or losing consciousness (as due to exhaustion or injury) while still remaining on one's feet; to be just short of being asleep or unconscious. It seems dangerous to force sleep-deprived doctors to attend to their patients while they're dead on their feet.

2. To be all but or as good as defeated; to be still functioning, but past the point of usefulness or productivity. The company has managed to remain open, but, truth be told, it's really been dead on its feet for the last year.

词组	be dead on our feets
释义	(redirected from be dead on our feets) be dead on (one's) feet 1. To be near to the point of collapse or losing consciousness (as due to exhaustion or injury) while still remaining on one's feet; to be just short of being asleep or unconscious. It seems dangerous to force sleep-deprived doctors to attend to their patients while they're dead on their feet. 2. To be all but or as good as defeated; to be still functioning, but past the point of usefulness or productivity. The company has managed to remain open, but, truth be told, it's really been dead on its feet for the last year.
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