橘子朗文词典

when hell freezes over

W 开头单词

基本解释

  • 永远不会；地狱结冰；绝不可能的事

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • The only way to get rid of him short of a shotgun is to agree to meet up soon. Preferably, when hell freezes over.
    摆脱他的最好办法是说我先失陪过会再过来，当然，等到地狱的冰化了再说吧。

    • 权威例句

  • And they say it will be when hell freezes over that they will accept anything remotely like a stimulus bill or any kind of a proposal you have out there to stimulate job growth through spending.
    WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Press Conference
  • Besides, the state's would-be budget-balancers have tried almost everything else they can think of—short of imposing a personal income tax, which may come when hell, or at any rate Houston, freezes over.
    ECONOMIST: Or, when is a new tax not a new tax?

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • If you say that something will happen when hell freezes over, you mean that it will never happen.