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Meaning of 遗臭万年

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遗 yí 臭 chòu 万 wàn 年 nián (Trad.: 遺臭萬年)
to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
坏事遗臭万年
。
A bad thing never dies.
2
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林
。
遗臭万年
。
吹牛与说谎本是同宗
。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
3
这两个案件留下了一条血淋淋的毁灭之路
,
让他们遗臭万年
。
What followed in both cases was a bloody path of destructive infamy, a wicked rage for recognition.
4
作为一个使奥运光环黯然失色的城市
,
盐湖城也许会遗臭万年
。
Salt Lake City may forever be remembered as the city that helped tarnish the golden halos of the Olympic Rings.
5
他一枪命中林肯的后脑
,
将手无寸铁的林肯置于死地
,
他自己也因此而遗臭万年
。
He is remembered for taking the life of an unarmed Lincoln with a gunshot to the back of the head.