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Peter今天一脸沮丧地说:
My old pad gave up the ghost.
毛毛一脸蒙圈地问:
你的平板怎么了?
give up the ghost什么意思?
从字面来看:放弃魂魄
实际上有三种意思
① 死了
The bad guy in the TV show finally gave up the ghost.
电视里那个坏蛋最后死了。
② 报废了
My old car gave up the ghost, I have to buy a new one.
我的旧车报废了,我得买辆新的了。
③ 放弃了
Everything I loved was gone! So I simply gave up the ghost.
我爱的一切都没了!所以我只好放弃。
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