kill or cure
US /kɪl ɔr kjʊr/
UK /kɪl ɔr kjʊr/
1.
要麼成功要麼失敗, 孤注一擲
a drastic remedy that will either solve a problem completely or make it much worse
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His new business venture is a kill or cure situation; it will either make him rich or bankrupt.
他的新商業冒險是要麼成功要麼失敗的情況；它要麼讓他致富，要麼讓他破產。
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The doctor tried a kill or cure treatment as a last resort for the patient.
醫生嘗試了一種要麼成功要麼失敗的治療方法，作為病人的最後手段。