病入膏肓
bìng​rù​gāo​huāng

critically ill

  • created sense approved 病入膏肓 · bìng​rù​gāo​huāng · critically ill

    病入膏肓

    bìng​rù​gāo​huāng

    critically ill

    The disease has reached the vitals; medically incurable or at a terminal stage.

    他直到病入膏肓才去医院，结果已经无力回天。

    idiom

    created sense

  • created sense approved 病入膏肓 · bìng​rù​gāo​huāng · hopeless

    病入膏肓

    bìng​rù​gāo​huāng

    hopeless

    A situation, state of affairs, or habit that is so far gone it is beyond remedy.

    这家公司的腐败问题已经到了病入膏肓的地步，很难彻底整顿。

    idiom

    created sense