another nail in one's coffin

口语·形容加速失败或恶化
例句
Missing that deadline was another nail in his coffin for the promotion.
典故来源 源自棺材用钉子封死的意象,每多一颗钉子就离死亡更近一步,比喻加速失败或恶化的行为。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

another [ə'nʌðɚ]
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种; pron. 另一个,别个;再一个;
nail [nel]
n. 钉子;指甲,趾甲;钉状物;纳尔; vt. 钉住;抓住;使固定;揭露;
coffin ['kɔfɪn]
n. 棺材;蹄槽; vt. 收殓;

🔤 同首字母习语

as the actress said to the bishop
如演员对主教所说的那样
a voice crying in the wilderness
無人聽從的呼聲
ants in pants
坐立不安,无法静下心来
a little bird told me
有人告诉我
act of god
不可抗力;自然灾害
an act of God
不可抗力;天灾
any minute soon now
马上即将到来
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