| 释义 |
死马当作活马医死马当作活马医[sǐ mǎ dāng zuò huó mǎ yī]1.■try as a last resort [make a last attempt] to save a hopeless situation; apply desperate remedies or resort to desperate means where the accepted practice has proven to be ineffective or where better means are lacking; doctor a dead horse as if it were still alive -- make every possible effort; not give up for lost; treat medically a dead horse as if it were still alive |