There is no doubt dropping two foreign otters into a territory of wild locals would lead to the local ones beating the living daylights out of the new ones, he added

“毫无疑问，如果把两只外国水獭放到野生本地种的领地中，本地水獭会对新来者发起猛烈攻击，”他补充道。

darken sb.’s daylights

把某人打瞎; 用拳头把某人打昏

beat [knock] the (living)daylights out of sb.

把某人狠狠揍一顿

scare the daylights out of sb.

把某人吓得六神无主

If I catch you stealing again,I’ll beat the daylights out of you!

假如再让我逮着你偷东西,看我怎麽揍你!

Knock [ wallop ] the(living)daylights out of sb.

将某人打得脑袋开花

Look out!The nag will knock the living daylights out of you.

那劣马将摔你个半死。

beat the daylights out of;scare the daylights out of

吓得...昏黑地

beat the daylights out of;scare the daylights out of

吓得...失去知觉

The unseeded player has no chance;the champion will knock the living daylights out of her.

这个非种子选手没有获胜的机会，在比赛中冠军会把她彻底打败的。

||1: Such qualities are vital in a profession where objectivity is important and constantly tested. ||2: For the friendly analyst there are gourmet meals, rides on private jets, subsidised nights at strip clubs and, with luck, a bigger slice of profits. ||3: By contrast, when in 1999 Mr Mayo issued a 1,000-page report, telling the industry he covered that the good times were over, the consequences were uncomfortable. ||4: The report made his reputation but cost him his job. ||5: In describing his struggles in the intervening years, he writes: “Large banks have enough clout to beat the living daylights out of anybody who gets in the way—politicians, the press, or analysts like me.”

||1:对于一份重视并且不断检验客观真实性的职业来说，梅奥身上体现出来的素养还真是不可或缺的。||2:那些八面玲珑的分析师，吃有美味佳肴，行有私人飞机，去脱衣舞俱乐部快活有人给买单，运气好时还能获得一大笔分红。||3:相比之下，当梅奥于1999年发表了一份长达1000页的报告，向金融界宣告好日子一去不复返的时候，他就没那么好的待遇了。||4:这份报告为他赚到了名气，也让他丢掉了工作。||5:在描述这几年的起起落落时，他写道：“谁要是跟大银行过不去—无论政客、记者还是我这样的分析师，对方随便活动一下就能让你吃不了兜着走。”

“One wild boar entered a boutique, scaring the daylights out of a saleswoman, ” local police said in a statement.

“有一头野猪冲进了一家小商店内，直接威胁到了店内一位女售货员的生命安全，”当地警方在一份声明中说。

“It scared the living daylights out of slave holders in the West, ” he said.

“这种仪式会将西部的奴隶主作为活祭品，”他说。

That sudden scream in the middle of night scared the daylights out of me.

半夜那突如其来的一声尖叫把我吓得魂飞魄散。

number of daylights

压机压板间距数

beat the daylights out of

vt.吓得...失去知觉,吓得...昏黑地

scare the daylights out of

vt.吓得...昏黑地(吓得...失去知觉)

knock the living daylights out of

vt.无情的鞭打