| 短语 | the writing is on the wall |
| 释义 | the writing is on the wall also see / read the writing on the wall used to say that it seems very likely that something will not exist much longer or someone will fail厄运临头的预兆已经显露〔指某事物很可能即将消失或某人将失败〕:[+ for ]•The writing is on the wall for old manufacturing industries.古老的造业分明已经日薄西山，江河日下了。the ˌwriting is on the ˈwall|see the ˌwriting on the ˈwall(NAmE alsothe ˌhandwriting on the ˈwall)(saying)used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that sth is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure（看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall.令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。From the Bible story in which strange writing appeared on a wall during a feast given by King Belshazzar, predicting Belshazzar's death and the fall of his city.源自《圣经》故事，伯沙撒国王大摆宴席时，墙上出现了奇怪的字迹，预言伯沙撒的死亡及其王国的覆灭。 |
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