英文词汇“图穷匕首见”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

图穷匕首见

释义

图穷匕首见图穷匕见tú qióng bǐ shǒu xiàn

when the map was unrolled,the dagger was revealed—hidden intentions are revealed in the end; come(out) to open hostility after subterfuges have failed;the treacheerous intention is exposed at last; when deception wears thin,force comes to the fore; when one is no longer able to keep up pretences,he (drops them and) shows his teeth
❍ 已经到了～的时候，他不屑再和那低劣的对手啰嗦。(罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》199)He had no desire to waste any more breath on his contemptible adversary who had exhausted all his devices.
❍ ～，甜言蜜语，变成了杀气腾腾。Well,the treacherous intention is exposed at last;words of honey have turned into cold-blooded murder.
❍ 秦王谓轲曰： “取舞阳所持地图。”轲既取图奉之，秦王发图，图穷而匕首见。(《史记·刺客列传》) The king bade Jing Ke to hand him the map which Qin Wuyang was holding,and he unrolled it to reveal the dagger.

图穷匕首见tu qiong bi shou xian

when the map is unrolled,the danger is revealed—the real intention is revealed in the end

图穷匕首见

when the map is unrolled,the dagger is revealed—hidden (or the real) intentions are revealed in the end

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