汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 要死不活
要死不活
half dead / more dead than alive
yào/yāo bù/bú huó
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

真不知道汤姆是怎么啦,一副要死不活的样子。

I wonder what's the matter with Tom, he looks like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.

约莫一个钟头以后这些鹅醒了,宿醉得要死不活

It was about an hour later that the geese woke up. They had devastating hangovers.