the bed in which somebody is dying or dies 临终床 a deathbed confession/conversion 临终告解/皈依 He told me the truth on his deathbed (= as he lay dying). 他临终时向我吐露了实情。 She was on her deathbed (= going to die very soon). 她已生命垂危。 - (humorous)
You'd have to be practically on your deathbed before the doctor would come and see you! 你非病到就要一命呜呼的时候医生才会来看你!
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeathbed is used before these nouns:- confession
- conversion
- repentance
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