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on one's last legs
Translationslast1 (laːst) adjective1. coming at the end. We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home. 最後的 最后的2. most recent; next before the present. Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week. 最近的 最近的，刚过去的 3. coming or remaining after all the others. He was the last guest to leave. 最後到的，最後走的 最后的 adverb at the end of or after all the others. He took his turn last. 最後 最后ˈlastly adverb finally. Lastly, I would like to thank you all for listening so patiently to what I have been saying. 最後 最后地at (long) last in the end, especially after a long delay. Oh, there he is at (long) last! 終於 终于hear/see etc the last of to be finished with, be able to forget. You haven't heard the last of this! 做個了結，得以忘懷 最后一次听到／看到的（做个了结，得以忘怀） the last person a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing. I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend. 極不可能或極不願意做某事的人，對其做某事很不明智或很危險的人 极不可能或极不愿意做某事的人，对其做某事很不明智或很危险的人 the last straw a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear. 最後致命的一擊，最後令人不堪的一擊 终于使人不能忍受的最后一击the last thing something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc. It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone. 極不可能的事，極不想做的事，極不願意做的事 最不愿意干的事，最不想做的事 the last word1. the final remark in an argument etc. She always must have the last word! (結束辯論的)最終定論 最后一句话，定论 2. the final decision. The last word rests with the chairman. 最後決定 最后决定3. something very fashionable or up-to-date. Her hat was the last word in elegance. 最流行或最新型的事物 最新型式on one's last legs very near to falling down or collapsing with exhaustion, old age etc. (因筋疲力竭或年老而)幾近垮下或崩潰 垂死to the last until the very end. He kept his courage to the last. 直至最後 直至最后on one's last legs
on its/(one's) last legs1. slang Of a machine, near a complete breakdown or loss of functionality. In this usage, "its" is used between "on" and "last." Judging by all that noise coming from her car, I'm pretty sure it's on its last legs. The blender stopped working again today—it must be on its last legs.2. slang Of a person, near physical collapse or death. In this usage, a pronoun for the person being discussed is used between "on" and "last." I knew I was on my last legs, so I was very relieved to see the marathon's finish line in the distance. Ed's on his last legs—you should probably try to visit him in the hospital today.See also: last, leg, onon one's last legsExtremely tired, close to collapsing, as in We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. This hyperbolic expression originally meant "close to dying," and in John Ray's 1678 proverb collection it was transferred to being bankrupt. Soon afterward it was applied to the end of one's resources, physical or otherwise. It is sometimes applied to things, as in That furnace is on its last legs. See also: last, leg, on |