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本帖最后由 klwo2 于 2019-11-22 22:32 编辑
over my dead body
informal used to emphasize that one completely opposes something and would do anything to prevent it from happening
〈非正式〉［表示强调］在自己拼死反对某事的情况下:
she moves into our home over my dead body.
她不顾我极力反对搬到我们家来。
 释义和例句都翻错了。新牛津双解的品质实在是……
牛津高阶有一模一样的释义和句子，牛津高阶是对的：
over ˌmy dead ˈbody
(informal) used to show you are strongly opposed to sth （表示强烈反对）除非我死了，我死也不
She moves into our home over my dead body.
除非我死了，否则她别想搬进我们家。
还有很多英汉也都是对的，比如21世紀電腦英漢漢英雙向辭典 = 新世紀英漢辭典 body条下：
over one's dead body
(口语)在还没死之前绝 (不准…)
Over my dead ~ you will!.
在我没死之前你休想!
新牛津双解为什么平白无故搞出「在……的情况下」这种译文，大概是《英汉大词典》害的：
over sb.'s dead body
口 在某人抵死反对的情况下
You can have this over my dead body. 除非我死，不然你休想得到这东西。
什么叫「在某人抵死反对的情况下」，这个汉语实在是不对头，不过例句好歹翻的是对的。（《英汉大词典》一大毛病：释义跟例句打架，稀里糊涂）
于是新牛津双解的译者就被骗了。译文版牛津英汉双解词典：
over my dead body informal used to emphasize that one opposes something and would do anything to prevent it from happening.〈非正式〉[用以强调反对或阻止某事发生的决心] 除非我死，休想，没门儿
译文版牛津是对的
最后补一个idioms[thefreedictionary.com]：
Over my dead body!
Inf. Fig. a defiant phrase indicating the strength of one's opposition to something. (A joking response is "That can be arranged.") Sally: Alice says she'll join the circus no matter what anybody says. Father: over my dead body! Sally: Now, now. You know how she is. Bill: I think I'll rent out our spare bedroom. Sue: over my dead body! Bill (smiling): That can be arranged.
红字可以学一学。
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发表于 2019-11-22 22:29:48
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