背水一战 meaning in English
fight with one's back to the river -- fight to win or die;be forced to stand and fight;be trapped and have to fight; burn one's boats [bridges]; conduct a desperate struggle; conquer or die; have one's back to the wall; make a desperate fight in the last ditch; put up a desperate fight
Examples
- Nixon, with his back to the wall, was at his best: direct, to the point, with none of the evasions that often characterized his style when facing opposition .
尼克松精神抖擞，背水一战；他直截了当，开门见山，一点都没有他在平时遇到反对时躲躲闪闪的那种作风。 - Nixon, with his back to the wall, was at his best: direct, to the point, with none of the evasions that often characterized his style when facing opposition .
尼克松是背水一战，精神抖擞，他直截了当，开门见山，一点都没有他在平时遇到反对时躲躲闪闪的那种作风。 - It ' s win - or - go - home time for the 4 teams left trying to get into the super bowl
四只剩下的队伍已经面临“背水一战”的局面了，他们将尽力争夺超级杯。 - The family sold enerything before they migrated to sweden ; they burnt their bridges behind them
在移居瑞典以前，他们已卖掉全部财产，他们是决心背水一战了。 - Taking everything into consideration ， i decided to bite the bullet and accept the tough job
对所有因素作了全面考虑之后，我决定背水一战接受这件棘手的工作。