turn in one's grave

英语

其他形式

• roll in one's grave、roll over in one's grave、spin in one's grave、turn over in one's grave (US)

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动词

turn in one's grave (第三人称单数简单现在时 turns in one's grave，现在分词 turning in one's grave，一般过去时及过去分词 turned in one's grave)

1. (俗语) 死不瞑目，棺材板都压不住

   Beethoven is probably turning in his grave at the way that rock group mangled his Ninth Symphony.

   贝多芬看到那个摇滚乐队这样糟蹋他的《第九交响乐》的话，他估计都得从坟里爬出来。

   The new scientific discovery about the gravitation particle could make Isaac Newton turn in his grave.

   关于引力粒子的新科学发现可以让牛顿从坟墓里爬出来。

   • 1937, Rodgers and Hart （作曲作词）, “Johnny One Note”:

     Brought forth wind that made critics rave / While Verdi turned round in his grave

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   • 1989, The The （作曲作词）, “Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)”, 出自 Mind Bomb:

     If he ever finds out who's hijacked his name / He'll cut out his heart and turn in his grave

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2. 仅按字面意思，并无比喻或俗语义；参见turn、in、one's、grave。