dead as a doornail

Times are bad, the market is dead as a doornail.

时势不好, 市面清得不成话.

The treaty may be considered to be as dead as a doornail.

这项条约可以认为是完全作废了.

It lay there with its eyes closed, dead as a doornail.

它躺在那里眼睛闭着, 确实死了.

You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically , that Marley was as dead as a doornail.

所以,你一定会准许我们慎重地重复说:马瑞已经死了,就像一根门钉钉死在门上一样.

It writhed painfully and quickly sank to the bottom, dead as a doornail.

虫子痛苦地扭动着,很快就沉到了杯底, 像一枚门钉一动不动地死了.

Be careful with that bottle. It's cyanide. One swallow and you'be dead as a doornail.

当心那个瓶子, 那是氰化物. 只要喝上一口,就会叫人一命呜呼.

He shot the tiger until it was as dead as a doornail.

他不断朝那只老虎射击,直到确信它已经死绝了.

Marley was as dead as a doornail.

老马利已经死定了.

The old man was dead as a doornail.

那老头已经直挺挺地死了.

It curled and writhed about painfully, then quickly sank to the bottom, dead as a doornail.

虫子缩成一团,痛苦的挣扎两下后, 就沉到杯底死了.