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  4. kick the bucket

kick the bucket

/kɪk ðə ˈbʌkɪt/◆成语
死去

After years of illness, he finally kicked the bucket last night.

经过多年的疾病折磨,他昨晚终于去世了。


◆ 真正含义
死去;生命终结
¶ 字面意思
踢水桶
字面拆解
kick用脚踢+the bucket水桶
◇ 意境
想象一个人在生命终结时踢动身边的水桶,暗示死亡的突然或无奈。
◈ 使用场景
常用于朋友间的幽默对话中,例如:‘老板要是知道我把文件弄丢了,我就得kick the bucket了!’
◉ 文化注释
该短语在英语国家广泛流传,体现了英语文化中对死亡的一种轻松或戏谑态度。在中文中,类似的表达有‘见马克思’(幽默)或‘归西’(贬义)。
非正式

死去;去世

The old man kicked the bucket peacefully in his sleep.

那位老人在睡梦中安详地去世了。

She joked that her laptop kicked the bucket right before the deadline.

她开玩笑说,在截止日期前她的笔记本电脑就‘挂了’。

常用于幽默或非正式场合,避免在庄重或正式场合使用。

搭配

kick the bucket early英年早逝finally kick the bucket最终去世

同义词

diepass awaykick offgo to the great beyond

反义词

be borncome to life

相关短语

bite the dust成语
死去;失败
push up daisies成语
死去
give up the ghost成语
死去;停止运转

专业提示

避免误用场合

该短语为俚语,不适用于正式或庄重的场合(如讣告、悼词)。在中文中,可用‘去世’、‘离世’等更正式的表达替代。

黄金法则

区分字面与比喻义

‘kick the bucket’的字面意思是‘踢水桶’,但实际用于比喻‘死亡’。切勿将其理解为字面动作。

词源

起源于18世纪英国,可能与绞刑犯脚踢绞刑架(bucket为绞刑架的俗称)有关,或与养猪场中猪被宰杀时踢动水桶的动作相关。

用法说明

该短语为俚语,通常用于非正式场合,表达死亡时带有幽默或轻松的语气。在严肃或悲伤的场合应避免使用。

单词拆解

kick
踢
verb
+
the bucket
水桶(比喻生命终结)
noun phrase
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