汉英词典
MEANING OF 风烛残年
风烛残年
(風燭殘年)
one's late days / to have one foot in the grave
风烛 Candles blown by the wind are easy to extinguish / 残年 The remaining years refer to not too long alive / It is a metaphor for people in their old age near death
比喻随时可能死亡的晚年（风烛风中之烛）。
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的确，有些妇人已经风烛残年。 True, there were some old women. | ||
试着了解我已是风烛残年，来日可数。 Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. | ||
试着去了解我已经是风烛残年来日不多。 Try to understand that my age is not long but survived. | ||
我在离去那刻，那风烛残年的背景就在我脑海占据了。 I leave that moment, that twilight of the background on my mind occupied. | ||
有一位风烛残年的老人，他和儿子、儿媳还有四岁的小孙子生活在一起。 A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. | ||
