fire and brimstone
基本解释
- 永恒的煎熬(指死后下地狱永不得超生)。
英汉例句
- He threatens us with fire and brimstone.
他以阴森恐怖的处罚威胁我们。 - And then the Lord rained down fire and brimstone from the skies on Sodom and Gomorrah.
然后,天主反火和硫磺象雨一般洒落在所多玛和蛾摩拉那里。他把这两座城市夷为平地,摧毁了整个平原。
英英字典
- used to mean the threat of Hell or damnation (= punishment that lasts for ever) after death