汉英词典
MEANING OF 死马当活马医
死马当活马医
(死馬當活馬醫)
lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
Metaphorically, knowing that there is no cure for the matter, he still hopes to save it / It also refers to making the last attempt
比喻明知事情已经无可求药，仍然抱万一希望，积极挽救。也泛指做最后的尝试。
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控制体重对于我来说很难，我是死马当活马医啊。 Weight control is difficult for me. I fight the losing battle. | ||
艾伦把奄奄一息的妻子带去看另一位医生，那是在把死马当活马医。 Alan was clutching at straws when he took his dying wife to another doctor. | ||
他把奄奄一息的孩子带去看另外一位医生，那是在把死马当活马医。 He was grasping at straws when he took his dying child to another doctor. | ||
