九牛二虎之力 meaning in English
the strength of nine bulls and two tigers -- tremendous effort; (spend) an immense amount of energy; all one's might; all one's strength; (make) herculean efforts
Examples
- I expostulated with him with all the energy of which i was master .
我费了九牛二虎之力劝诫他。 - In 1971 we barely fought off the mansfield amendment .
一九七一年，我们费了九牛二虎之力才否定了曼斯菲尔德修正案。 - If we do hang on, it'll be by our fingernailsand a lot of luck .
如果我们能熬过去的话，也要费九牛二虎之力还得运气特好才行。 - It was all i could do to keep them from shooting him, in the flush of success .
我费了九牛二虎之力，才制止他们在胜利的冲动下开枪打死他。 - With extreme difficulty, the policeman brought the various streams of traffic to halt .
警察费了九牛二虎之力让川流不息的车辆统统停了下来。