kibosh

kibosh

英 ['kaɪbɒʃ]
　　美 ['kaɪbɑʃ]

n. 胡說

中文詞源：

kibosh 阻止，挫敗

來自俚語put the kibosh on,阻止，挫敗。詞源不詳，可能來自愛爾蘭語caip bhais,死刑帽，caip,帽子，詞源同cap,bhais,死亡。據說當法官宣判死刑的時候所戴。

例句：

1. Another such injury will put the kibosh on his athletic career.
再受一次這樣的傷,就會使他的運動事業告吹.

2. Another such injury may put the kibosh on his athletic career.
再受這樣一次傷,他的運動員生涯很可能就此結束瞭.

3. The manager wanted to put the kibosh on the transaction.
經理想要制止這筆交易.

4. I'm afraid that the sudden rainfall has put the kibosh on our picnic.
恐怕這場意外的雨使我們的野餐活動泡瞭湯.

5. I'm afraid that bad weather will pat the kibosh on our holiday plan.
我怕糟糕的天氣會毀瞭我們的度假計劃.