swan song

基本解釋

The ex-champion said that if he lost this fight it would be his swan song.
這位上屆冠軍說，如果他這次輸了，它將成為他最后一次比賽。
He wondered if he ought to write a swan-song, but laughed the thought away.
他還想自己要不要寫一篇遺作，繼而對這個念頭一笑置之。
Song-cycle The Last Four Songs is the swan' s last peak of poetic perfection that one of the most famous German composers Richard Strauss had created before he died.
德國作曲家理查·施特勞斯逝世前創(chuàng)作的聲樂套曲《最后四首歌曲》是他將聲樂與交響樂珠聯(lián)璧合的“最后的天鵝絕唱”。

With Mr Greenspan expected to step down in January, two months before his 80th birthday, this may be his swan-song before the legislative body.
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Since then, Barzelay has released a solo acoustic record (2006's Bitter Honey), recorded Clem Snide's swan song (the still-unreleased Hungry Bird), and made Lose Big, a smart and compact collection of rock 'n' roll conversation-starters.
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Someone's swan song is the last time that they do something for which they are famous, for example the last time that an actor gives a performance in the theatre.