kiss of death

The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention.

如果投资者意外发现了创业者之前没有提及的竞争，交易也会无果而终，突然死亡。

Never offend him. That'll be the kiss of death

千万另得罪他，得罪他可是个要命的事

It's the kiss of death whenever Paul helps with the cooking.

每当保罗帮助做饭菜，总是好心做坏事。

An award can be the kiss of death for a writer.

得奖对于作家来说可能是表面有利而实则有害.

But the brand built out its own chain of stores too quickly, including the kiss of death, outlets, and flamed out, with customers turned off by its ubiquity, its use of garish logos.

然而，公司开设连锁店的速度过快，尤其是门店——本以为这会带来极大成功，结果却一败涂地。随着各大店铺的开张，Juicy很快变得满大街都是，再加上商标俗艳不堪，消费者逐渐丧失了兴趣。

One of those polite lukewarm reviews that are the kiss of death for a commercial film.

措辞温和有礼而其实是扼杀一营利影片的评论.

Polite but lukewarm reviews are the kiss of death for a commercial film.

客气而不热情的评论只会葬送一部商业影片.

EXAMPLE: The embezzling scandal involving our chief accountant was the kiss of death for our financially troubled company, and it closed within a few months.

对我们这家财务陷入麻烦的公司来说，这起牵涉到我们的首席会计师的贪污丑闻是致命一击，没过几个月，公司就倒闭了。

If she approaches Dad on my behalf that the kiss of death to my trip.

要是妈为了我去跟爸爸说,那我的这次旅行就算完了.

I cant stand him any longer , what he does every time is the kiss of death.

我不能忍受肥菊, 他所做的每次都是帮倒忙.

The plans for the town's new shopping centre were given the kiss of death by reductions in government spending.

该镇建新的购物中心的计划因政府削减而终成泡影。

Oh my God, this award is the kiss of death!

哦我的天哪，这个奖真是个死神之吻！

If she approaches Dad on my behalf that kiss of death to my trip.

要是妈我去跟爸爸说,那我的这次旅行就算完了.

Trying to please an audience is the kiss of death for an artist.

试图取悦观众对艺术家来说无疑是自取灭亡。

Kiss of death for a conservative.

来自保守党的死神的吻。

Allying with Churchill was regarded as the political kiss of death even in 1939.

即使在1939年与邱吉尔结盟也被视作是政治上的铤而走险.

The boss gave the kiss of death to the project.

老板结束了这个项目.

Your poor English was the kiss of death for the failure in getting that job.

你英语不行,这是你未能得到那份工作的主要原因.

Another email from a senior partner to Ms. Pao said: "You seem angry and the affair has become personalized. This is always the kiss of death."

一名高级合伙人在写给鲍康如的一封电子邮件中说：“你似乎有些生气，这件事变得个人化了。这种情况总是会导致失败。”

Once the newspapers start digging that up, it would be the kiss of death for our whole list of candidates for the city council.

一旦报纸开始报道这些事，我们所有竞选市政委员的候选人就都完蛋了。

The support of the Radical group was the kiss of death to the candidate.

极端组织的支持对这候选人来说是帮了倒忙。

Rain is the kiss of death for a barbecue.

下雨就肯定不能烧烤了。

And while thats understandable, if interviewers pick up on it, it can be the kiss of death for job offers.

虽然这可以理解，但是如果面试官看到这一点，这对求职是致命的。

Bad reviews can be the kiss of death to a new West End play.

对伦敦西区剧院上演的一部新戏剧来说,糟糕的评论简直是帮倒忙.