gallows n. (pl. gallowses, gallows ) 1.絞刑架;絞臺。 2.掛牌架,(體操用的)鐵桿架;【航海】吊桿。 3.絞刑,應受絞刑的人。 4.〔pl.〕〔方言〕(褲子的)吊帶,背帶。 cheat the gallows 逃脫絞刑,逃避死罪。 come to [die on] the gallows 被絞死。 have a gallows look = have the gallows in one's face 有被絞死的面相,有不得善終的臉相。 The gallows groans for him [you]. 絞架在等著他[你]呢。 adj. 該絞死的;窮兇極惡的,壞透的;非常的。
At a kind of gallows humor like , " chin up while you ' ve still got one ! .比如, “抬起下巴,趁你還有一個的時候! ”
百科解釋
Gallows humour is witticism in the face ofand in response toa hopeless situation. It arises from stressful, traumatic, or life-threatening situations, often in circumstances such that death is perceived as impending and unavoidable.