汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 壽終正寢
壽終正寢 (寿终正寝)
to die of old age / to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
寿终 Die at a very old age / 正寝 The main house of an old house / Originally meant to die at home / Now it is a metaphor for the demise of things
正寝住宅的正屋。指年老安死在家中,有别于夭亡、横死、客死。也比喻事物自然消亡。
寿 () shòu () zhōng zhèng/zhēng () qǐn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

也许大熊猫已经注定要寿终正寝

Perhaps the panda was already destined to run out of time.

逃跑,至少能苟且偷生,年复一年,直到寿终正寝

Escape, can at least ignoble peace, year after year, until come to an end.

中国的夏王朝寿终正寝而商王朝开始了。

The Xia Dynasty of China ended and the Shang dynasty began.

房利美和房地美的寿终正寝对房主的未来意味着什么?

What the Demise of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means for the Future of Homeownership?

有一个叫拿破仑的人,一个时空蠕虫在法国寿终正寝

There's the person Napoleon,a space-time worm that came to an end in France.

战斗,你们可能会死,逃跑,至少还能苟且偷生,年复一年,直到寿终正寝

Fight, and you may die. run, and you may live at least a while.

上战场,你可能会死;逃跑,至少能苟且偷生,年复一年,直到寿终正寝

Fight, and you may die. Run, and you'll live at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now.

我坚信媒介消费者们已经过渡到了多平台世界,那些老掉牙的讲故事手法该寿终正寝了。

I was convinced that media consumers had already graduated to a multi-platform world, and that the old ways of storytelling were becoming obsolete.