不死不活 meaning in English
neither dead nor alive; half dead; in an awkward position; lifeless; lethargic
Examples
- She always looks tired , dead and alive from morning till night
她看去总是很疲倦，从早到晚一付不死不活的样子。 - All the rest of the year the city is in that state of dull apathy , between life and death , which renders it similar to a kind of station between this world and the next - a sublime spot , a resting - place full of poetry and character , and at which franz had already halted five or six times , and at each time found it more marvellous and striking
一年中其余的日子，全城都在一种不死不活阴沉清冷的状态之中，看来象是阳世和阴世之间的一个中间站，是一个超尘绝俗的地点，一个充满着诗意和特色的安息地，弗兰兹曾来此小住过五六次，而每次总发觉它比以前更神奇妙绝。