| 词汇 | drop like flies |
| 释义 | drop like flies informal also die like flies ◊ If people or animals are dropping/dying like flies, they are dropping or dying very quickly in large numbers.大批倒下；大批死亡 The heat was so intense that people were dropping like flies. [=many people were fainting from the heat]天如此之热，人们纷纷中暑倒下。 Horses and cattle dropped/died like flies during the drought.干旱之际，马匹和耕牛大批死亡。 ◊ These phrases are often used figuratively.这些短语常用作比喻。 Candidates were dropping like flies during the early part of the campaign.众多竞选者在竞选活动前期纷纷败下阵来。 fly |
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