英语词汇“give up the ghost”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	give up the ghost
释义	give up the ghost in British English a. to die b. (of a machine) to stop working See full dictionary entry for ghost give up the ghost to stop trying to do something, because you no longer believe that you can succeed In Manhattan there was no Memorial Day parade this year. The organizers said they'vegiven up the ghost after so few people turned out last year. if a machine gives up the ghost, it stops working A short way off the return ferry, Danny's car gave up the ghost again. Examples of 'give up the ghost' in a sentence give up the ghost My scruffy suede ankle boots have given up the ghost. The Sun (2013) Here, firms crushed by tax and red tape are giving up the ghost. The Sun (2006) And to think it was only a year ago that the country had all but given up the ghost on women's tennis. Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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give up the ghost in British English