单词 | do or die |
释义 | do or dieWord family adjectivedoabledoingdo-it-yourselfnoundoerdonenessdo-gooderverbdonedo ˌdo-or-ˈdie adjectiveadj [only before noun] DETERMINEDvery determined 破釜沉舟的,拼死的 a do-or-die attitude 破釜沉舟的态度 Examples from the Corpus do or die• From now on it was do or die.• No words, no threats, no waste of energy, just a grim determination to do or die.• It was do or die for me.• I learnt in the South Bronx and the way you're taught there is a do or die situation. do or dien nDETERMINEDused to say that someone is determined to do something very brave or dangerous even if they die attempting it → doExamples from the Corpus do-or-die• This do-or-die attitude clashes with the caution advocated by the naive inductivist.• That do-or-die Davy Blooming Crockett spirit.• I was very dismayed that I couldn't enjoy swapping ideas with Brian any more without things turning into a do-or-die debate.• The airline spent $120 million in a do-or-die effort to save the company.• Besides, his own party's do-or-die tendency will now be vigilant against any hint of gradualism. |
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