出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第170页（218字）
不放弃坏念头而继续做下去，例尽管警方一再通缉，他仍然贼心不死继续作案，终于难逃法网被捕入狱。
In spite of repeated warnings from the police，he did not change his evil ways and finally was arrested and put in prison．