英文词汇“先声夺人”的读音、释义、例句、中文翻译及雅思托福GRE难词速记-英汉词典

单词

先声夺人

释义

先声夺人xiān shēng duó rén

ren forestall(/demoralize) one’s opponent by a show of strength;overawe others by displaying one’s strength 军志有之，先人有夺人之心，后人有待其衰。(《左传·昭二十一年》)We find in the “Art of War，” that,if beforehand with the enemy,we should make up our minds to attack them,and that,if behindhand with them,we should wait the decay.
❍ 我先遣部队～，一举攻克敌军一个据点。Our advance troops demoralized the enemy by capturing one of their strongholds at one stroke.

先声夺人

forestall one’s opponent by a show of strength; overawe others by displaying one’s strength(or prowess)
报道中有许多不确切的地方，显然旨在对他的访问作～的报道。The reports contained many inaccuracies and had apparently been aimed at stealing the thunder from his visit.

先声夺人xiān shēnɡ duó rén

夺：挫伤。比喻做事抢先一步，争取主动。forestall one’s opponent by a show of strength, overawe people by displaying one’s strength

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