N-COUNT If someone is on their deathbed, they are in a bed and about to die. 临终之榻 [usu sing, usu with poss, oft 'on' N]
He promised his mother on her deathbed that he would never marry.
他向临终卧床的母亲保证永远不娶。
I think this sense of my own smallness is the best I have had to offer at this and many subsequent deathbeds.
这让她十分羞愧。“我想,我为这位以及后来的临终病人所能提供的最好的东西就是我的这种微不足道。”
It has been said that not spending enough time with friends and family is one of the top regrets of people on their deathbeds.
据说很多人临死之前最后悔的就是没多花点时间陪陪亲友。
Those who work in palliative care report that, on their deathbeds, most people don't regret not having clambered a rung higher, but having worked too hard, and having lost touch with friends.
据那些从事临终关怀工作的人描述,临死之际,大多数人不会遗憾没能爬上更高的位置,而是遗憾工作太辛苦,遗憾与朋友失去了联络。
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