四面受敌 meaning in English
be under attack from all directions; be exposed to enemy attacks on all sides
Examples
- This rankled and compounded his already strong tendency to see himself beset by enemies .
这一点刺痛了他的心，而且加深了他那种已经很强烈的，认为自己四面受敌的倾向。 - I was aware, of course, of the pervasive sense of beleaguerment that resulted from a combination of the president's personality and the violent, occasionally extralegal assault of the antiwar critics .
由于总统本人的个性，再加上反战分子发动的猛烈的，有时甚至是违法的攻击，造成了一种四面受敌的气氛。对于这一点，我当然是了解的。