fire and brimstone
基本解釋
- 永恒的煎熬(指死后下地獄永不得超生)。
英漢例句
- He threatens us with fire and brimstone.
他以陰森恐怖的處罰威脅我們。 - And then the Lord rained down fire and brimstone from the skies on Sodom and Gomorrah.
然后,天主反火和硫磺象雨一般灑落在所多瑪和蛾摩拉那里。他把這兩座城市夷為平地,摧毀了整個(gè)平原。
英英字典
- used to mean the threat of Hell or damnation (= punishment that lasts for ever) after death