要命

要命 [yào mìng]

1. ■ （使丧生） drive sb. to his death; kill:

喂， 车开得这么快， 不要命了! Hey, speeding! Do you want to kill yourself

这活可真要命。 This work is really killing.

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常用词组

1. ■ （程度达到极点） confoundedly; extremely; awfully; terribly:

冷得要命 terribly cold;

热得要命 awfully hot

2. ■ （令人讨厌） a nuisance:

真要命， 雨像是不会停了。 What a nuisance! It seems the rain will never stop.