on its last legs

on its last legs

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• na.〈非正式〉快報廢了
• 網絡奄奄一息；過時

英漢解釋

na.	1. 〈非正式〉快報廢了,奄奄一息,快不行了

英英解釋

na.	1. <informal>old, in bad condition, and not likely to continue working

例句

The dog looked to be on its last legs, and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body.

這只狗看上去奄奄一息，因為在它身體的一側有一個奇異的腫狀物。

His old one was on its last legs, and if he wanted to become a famous rock star, he needed the right equipment.

他的舊吉他快報廢了，而如果他想成為一名著名的搖滾明星，他需要合適的裝備。

The company was on its last legs after the manager retired.

公司在經理退休后到了快解體的地步。

Two of its three lasers, used to judge the sea ice height, have already failed and the third is on its last legs.

衛星上用于判斷海冰高度的三個激光器中的兩個已經失靈，而最后一個激光器也即將壽終正寢。

The dark's true Achilles heel is the torpedoed monetary system which is on its last legs.

黑暗勢力的真實弱點是他們的貨幣系統。

Those who monitor developments around your globe notice two primary trends: first, your global economy is on its last legs.

那些圍繞著你們全球觀測著進展的存有們注意到兩個主要的走向：第一，你們的全球經濟在最后期限。

So while his regime may be on its last legs, oil markets aren't yet catching the mood.

所以，盡管卡扎菲政府可能即將終結，石油市場卻尚未感染這一情緒。

I'll soon have to scrap this lawn mower, it's beyond repair and on its last legs.

不久將不得不把我這臺割草機廢棄掉，因它已不能修理，即將報廢了。

And now the worst advertising recession we have ever seen means that commercial radio is on its last legs.

現在我們看到的最糟糕的廣告衰退意味著商業電臺正在垂死掙扎。

The fridge was on its last legs, but it worked.

冰箱過時了，但是仍可以用。

But my 15-year-old Honda is on its last legs, and recently I've been curious about alternative fuels.

但是我開了十五年的豐田已經到了報廢期了，所以最近我格外關注可替代燃料。

Colonialism in Asia is on its last legs.

殖民主義在亞洲已瀕臨滅絕。

But one thing is becoming clear: the publicly-funded system, which was put in place after Watergate, is on its last legs.

但是有一件事情是越來越清楚明白的：水門事件后實行的公眾集資體系正在走向末路。