1·Trying to please an audience is the kiss of death for an artist.
试图取悦观众对艺术家来说无疑是自取灭亡。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·You which is the kiss of death.
你这是自寻死路。
3·Oh my God, this award is the kiss of death!
哦我的天哪，这个奖真是个死神之吻！
4·Again, the loss of interest in a business is almost certainly the kiss of death.
再说一次，失去做生意的兴趣几乎就是死神之吻。
5·When employees don't deliver the brand, it can be the kiss of death for a business.
当员工不把牌子，就可以亲吻死亡的一项业务。
6·Stress can be the kiss of death or the spice of life. The issue, really, is how to manage it.
压力可以是死亡之吻也可以是生活中的一剂调味料，关键是你怎样去掌控它。
7·So this thwack is hardly the kiss of death for Goldman or even major damage to its business model.
所以这个重击对高盛而言并非死亡之吻，甚至对它的业务模式也没有重大伤害。
8·It would be the kiss of death for the company if it could be proved that the food was unsafe.
如果能够证明那食品是不安全的话，这将给公司以致命的一击。
9·The two companies now have 90% of a $1.7 billion market, in what local news media termed a “kiss of death” to Filipinos.
这两家公司现在占有17亿美元烟草市场份额的90％，当地新闻媒体称烟草为菲律宾人的“死亡之吻”。
10·Answer: For many job seekers, a simple job-description statement is the kiss of death: "Three years of relevant experience required."
回答：在许多求职者看来，一项简单的职位描述成了他们的“死亡通知书”：“需要三年相关经验”。