a body blow 惨痛的失败 致命一击

A body blow 是一个成语表达，说明一件事对另一件事造成了巨大打击，后果严重。

 

例句

His poor grade in the last essay was a body blow to his chances of graduating top of the class.

 

"I'm sorry to hear you broke your wrist¹."

"Thanks, it was a real body blow. I don't think I'll be able to recover in time for the competition this summer."

 

请注意

另一个含“身体”一词的成语是 over my dead body “除非我死了”.

 

例句

 

"Dad, I think I want to quit university."

"Over my dead body!"

 

"I want to paint the house purple."

"Over my dead body!"

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