英语词汇“to burn one's bridges”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P7. to burn one's bridges (behind one): to cut oneself off from all possible means of retreat; to do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state. Cf. to burn one's boats at burn v.¹ 9c. [With allusion to a military tactic in which an army destroys the route by which it might be pursued (compare quot. 1745), but as a result also cuts off its means of retreat.]

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the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (intransitive)] > take decisive step

to cross (also pass) the Rubicon1624

to burn one's bridges (behind one)1860

to burn one's boats1886

1745 Duke of Newcastle Let. 18 July in Corr. Dukes of Richmond & Newcastle (1984) 168 The Prince of Conti, has certainly passed the Rhine, with His whole Army, burnt His Bridges.]

1860 Charleston (S. Carolina) Tri-weekly Courier 20 Dec. I am ready to take the State out of the Union. I am ready to go now and forever, and to go at once, and to burn the bridges behind us.

1892 ‘M. Twain’ Amer. Claimant 94 It might be pardonable to burn his bridges behind him.

1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xxviii. 399 Because she had been afraid she might succumb to the pleas of this giant, she had burned her bridges behind her.

2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 327 ‘It wouldn't be fair, just giving her half the story’. ‘You've burned your bridges now, though. She won't take you back.’

单词	to burn one's bridges
释义	> as lemmas to burn one's bridges (behind one) P7. to burn one's bridges (behind one): to cut oneself off from all possible means of retreat; to do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state. Cf. to burn one's boats at burn v.¹ 9c. [With allusion to a military tactic in which an army destroys the route by which it might be pursued (compare quot. 1745), but as a result also cuts off its means of retreat.] ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolve or decide [verb (intransitive)] > take decisive step to cross (also pass) the Rubicon1624 to burn one's bridges (behind one)1860 to burn one's boats1886 1745 Duke of Newcastle Let. 18 July in Corr. Dukes of Richmond & Newcastle (1984) 168 The Prince of Conti, has certainly passed the Rhine, with His whole Army, burnt His Bridges.] 1860 Charleston (S. Carolina) Tri-weekly Courier 20 Dec. I am ready to take the State out of the Union. I am ready to go now and forever, and to go at once, and to burn the bridges behind us. 1892 ‘M. Twain’ Amer. Claimant 94 It might be pardonable to burn his bridges behind him. 1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xxviii. 399 Because she had been afraid she might succumb to the pleas of this giant, she had burned her bridges behind her. 2010 P. Murray Skippy Dies 327 ‘It wouldn't be fair, just giving her half the story’. ‘You've burned your bridges now, though. She won't take you back.’ extracted from bridgen.¹ < as lemmas
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