down but not out

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdaʊn bət nɒt ˈaʊt/    美 /ˈdaʊn bət nɑt ˈaʊt/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Temporarily incapacitated but not permanently defeated. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — He raised dim eyes to her, eyes that seemed already filmed with death's opaque curtains, but bravely, slowly smiled. "I'm down, but not out, darlin'. That brute of a doctor jolted me hard; I nearly took the count—but I'm—still in the ring.[…]"

词源

A reference to the sport of boxing, where a boxer has been incapacitated by an opponent but not yet knocked out.
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