死心 meaning in English
drop the idea forever; have no more illusions about the matter; give up the idea forever; think no more of sth.: 还不死心 refuse to give up hope
Examples
- The enemy is not reconciled to his defeat .
敌人失败了，还不死心。 - I'm just not easily discouraged .
我只不过不肯轻易死心罢了。 - But hitler had not yet given up .
但是希特勒却还没有死心。 - But clyde, in spite of this honest and well-meant caution, was not to be dissuaded .
虽然有这番诚恳和好意的劝告，克莱德还是不死心。 - It became too late to have any reasonable expectation of hearing from the duke that day; jeanne she could not altogether relinquish the hope .
天色已晚，要希望当天还能得到公爵那边的消息，可说是不合情理了，然而珍妮又不肯死心。