步步进逼 meaning in English

press forward steadily; stepped-up offensive; press hard

A shower of exhortations fell upon the hard-pressed troops .
如今军队既然遭到了步步进逼，雪片般的激励和告诫便纷至沓来。
When they reached the fringe of the woods, the men separated, and lonnie found himself a part of the circle that was closing in on clem .
他们走近树林边缘时就四散开来，形成向克莱姆步步进逼的包围圈，朗尼发觉自己成了这个包围圈的一员。
Just before they reached the fringe of the woods, the men separated, and lonnie found himself a part of the circle that were closing in on clem .
他们接近树林边缘时就四散开来，形成向克莱姆步步进逼的包围圈，朗尼发觉自己成了这个包围圈的一分子。
Why the development of the western region attracted wide attention was due to the strategical position of the west in modern china . rather backward at that time as the western region was , it was rich in natural resources and full of development hope . it was qualified as the base where countrymen stood up against japan ' s aggression and revived the chinese nation
而西部开发之所以在此时期又引起国人的广泛关注，首先就在于时人对西部战略地位的确认，那就是:在日本的步步进逼下，中华民族面临严重的生存危机，西部虽偏居一隅，经济文化比较落后，但它也是有待开发的财富之区，富有发展的希望，可以成为中国日后长期抗战的根据地和复兴民族的基地。