Deathbed

(noun.) the bed on which a person dies.

(noun.) the last few hours before death.

弗朗西斯整理

• The next day Bessie was sent for home to the deathbed of her little sister. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Some people even talked of a promise to his wife on her deathbed, and others of the son and the uncle not letting him. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• A copy of his book, teaching that our earth is not the center of the universe, was brought to him on his deathbed, but he never opened it. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• I may use the word, for the alley and the gutter were mine, as they will be my deathbed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Your own deathbeds, when they come, will be the easier for the thought of the peace which you have given to mine. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.

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