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单词 kiss of death
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kiss of death

/ˌkɪs əv ˈdɛθ /
An action or event that causes certain failure for an enterprise: it would be the kiss of death for the company if it could be proved that the food was unsafe...
  • This turn of events may be the kiss of death to such reform efforts as were underway.
  • It is unclear exactly how to go about impressing the sisters, but a failure to do so is a frequently cited kiss of death.
  • Correspondents were mainly concerned that anything described as rural seems afflicted with the kiss of death where government departments are concerned.
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