To go under the knife 接受手術(shù)治療
Surgeons performing an operation
今日小常識
Human beings have been using knives for at least 2.5 million years. They were originally made from rock, bone and flint.
人類使用刀子已經(jīng)有至少兩百五十萬年了。最初的刀子是用石頭、骨頭或打火石制成的。
今日短語
所謂的 “到刀子下面 to go under the knife” 意思是動手術(shù)，接受手術(shù)治療。
例句
England's best footballer won't play at the World Cup. He's going under the knife and won't recover in time for the start of the tournament.
I had tonsillitis eight times before doctors decided that I needed to go under the knife and have my tonsils removed.
請注意
不要把這個短語同 put to the sword 混淆，后者的意思是殺戮。
The captured soldiers should have been kept in a military prison but instead they were put to the sword. Hundreds were killed.
