to give up the ghost
01
咽下最后一口气, 去世
to stop living
![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/17775/original/dead?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
习语
非正式
例子
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
那位老水手在黎明前咽下了最后一口气。
02
彻底坏掉, 彻底罢工
(of a machine) to fail to work properly
![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/49832/original/?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
习语
非正式
例子
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
那台旧打印机终于彻底坏掉了。
03
彻底放弃, 不再白费力气
to put an stop to an activity one knows has very little or no chance of achieving success
Dialect
British
British![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43146/original/?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
例子
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
三次失败之后，他们终于彻底放弃了。
