汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 日薄西山
rì bó xī shān
日薄西山
nearing one's ends / the setting down sun
薄 Approaching / The sun is about to set / It is a metaphor for people who are old or things are decayed and decayed, and they are about to die
衰落 没落 衰败 衰微 凋零 破落 凋敝 败落 式微 颓败 衰颓
喷薄欲出 如日中天 旭日东升
日 rì 薄 báo/bó/bò 西 xī 山 shān
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

若是说自民党似乎已日薄西山，它能在位这么长时间就更令人惊讶了。

If the LDP seems at the end of the line, the bigger surprise is that it lasted so long.

我曾听别人说，当一个人日薄西山时，他喜欢缅怀过去的事情。

I have ever heard from some people that when one is approaching the end of life, he is fond of recalling the past.

一位研究家庭生活的专家嗟叹说：现在，人人都认为家庭已日薄西山了。

An expert on family life lamented: "By now, predictions of the demise of the family are familiar to everyone."

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