Kiss sth goodbye 放弃某事物
2023-08-01 17:13:10 每日学英语
kiss可以解释接吻，kiss sthg goodbye从字面来理解就是"吻别某事"，真实含义是“任其失去；放弃某事物；承认对某事无能为力”。
【例句】
I felt sure I'd have to kiss my dancing career goodbye.
我明确感觉到我将不得不与我的舞蹈生涯说再见了。
When Joe heard one night his best friend had died of lung cancer, he kissed his own cigarette habit goodbye the very next morning. And, you know, he's never smoked another cigarette since.
一天晚上Joe听说他最知心的朋友患肺癌去世了。他第二天一早就戒绝了抽烟的习惯，而且从此再也没碰过一枝香烟。