死地

zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu kuài

置之死地而后快

satisfied with nothing less than somebody's death

zhì mǒu rén yú sǐ dì

置某人于死地

drive somebody into a fatal position

nà zhǐ hú li hé yī qún suí shí kě néng zhì qí yú sǐ dì de liè gǒu mào xiǎn zhōu xuán

那只狐狸和一群随时可能置其于死地的猎狗冒险周旋。

The fox takes his chance with a pack of hounds which may catch him and despatch him immediately.

yuán fā xìng zhǒng liú bìng bù huì zhì rén sǐ dì zhì mìng de shì shēn tǐ qí tā bù wèi de jì fā zhǒng liú

原发性肿瘤并不会置人死地，致命的是身体其他部位的继发肿瘤。

It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body.