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on one's deathbed

/deth-bed/US // ˈdɛθˌbɛd //UK // (ˈdɛθˌbɛd) //

临终前,临终时,临危受命,临终

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the bed on which a person dies: The museum contains Lincoln's deathbed.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, pertaining to, said, or done during the last few hours of a person's life: a deathbed confession.

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Examples

  • Younger workers today are more likely to prioritize “having more time to experience their lives rather than waking up my age on the deathbed and regretting that I hadn’t spent time with my granddaughter,” he said.

  • Hákon Sverrisson When I look back on life, I’m pretty sure that this piece, that week, will be something that I will remember on my deathbed.

  • I have found that the people who have not thought about death are the ones who have regrets on their deathbeds.

  • Shorto finds himself at his father’s deathbed, expressing newfound gratitude and understanding.

  • We only found out when he collapsed and wound up in the hospital, literally on his deathbed with just days to live.

  • Keopuolani converted on her deathbed in 1823, instructing her son Kamehameha II to protect the missionaries.

  • When he breaks down on camera it is while telling the story of a dying man who called him from his deathbed.

  • Fenwick, by now in his late 70s, has amassed more than 2,000 accounts of what he calls “deathbed coincidences.”

  • Solness has much to regret, and yet, we meet him on his deathbed in this moment of deep, profound reflection.

  • Context: The Casablanca star was a great lover of scotch and said this on his deathbed before falling victim to cancer.

  • May your deathbed be as well attended as mine has been, and may you live happily, and die the death of a Christian!

  • His deathbed was a dramatic scene—especially under the circumstances.

  • It came out on his deathbed what he had been storing up his money for.

  • He had arrived at his mother's deathbed too late; she had almost passed away.

  • His powers of wit and raillery never failed him, even to the Deathbed wit last.