奄奄一息 meaning in English
be at one's last gasp; at the gate of death; barely (perceptible) breathing; critically ill with a little breath; have only a faint breath of life left; moribund; one's breathing was thin as a thread.; on one's deathbed; on the point of dying; on the verge of death; scarcely any breath left; within an inch of life
Examples
- The poor old horse is on its last legs .
那匹可怜的老马已经奄奄一息。 - The dying soldier was groaning with pain .
那个奄奄一息的士兵痛得直哼哼。 - Italy lies prostrate under her miseries and disasters .
意大利在贫穷灾祸的重压下已经奄奄一息。 - He was sorry for the soldier who lay dying in algiers .
他为那位奄奄一息地倒在阿尔及尔的士兵而难过。 - She is fading away .
她已奄奄一息。