釜底抽薪 meaning in English
take away the firewood from under the cauldron -- a fundamental solution; adopt full measures (not half measures); cut the ground from under one's foot; cut the ground on which someone stands; extract the firewood from under the cauldron; pull firewood out of one's stove; pull out the firewood from below the cauldron so as to stop its boiling; removing burning wood from under the boiler; strike at the root of sth.; take a drastic measure to deal with a situation; take out burning embers from under the pot; withdraw fuel from under a boiling cauldron
Examples
- So , the base isolation technology is more and more favored by people in this years
因此，改种方法对抗震减震，具有釜底抽薪之效，最近几年越来越受到人们的青睐。 - To some , this is a brilliant stroke , cutting the ground from under the ldp , while taking the national debate forward
对某些人来说，此举给了自民党釜底抽薪的精彩一击，同时也推进了这一国家争论。