vomit blood

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vomit, blood.
  2. To be overcome with extreme levels of stress or frustration, especially when dealing with something problematic. Singapore,Singlish,figuratively

词形变化

vomits blood present,singular,third-person vomiting blood participle,present vomited blood participle,past vomited blood past

词源

The figurative sense is a calque of an idiomatic expression from Chinese languages — 嘔血／呕血 (au² hyut³) in Cantonese and 吐血 (thò͘-hoeh) in Hokkien, for example.
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