| 词汇 | bring (someone) to his/her knees |
| 释义 | bring (someone) to his/her knees : to completely defeat or overwhelm (someone)彻底打败某人；迫使某人屈服 The general vowed he would bring the enemy to their knees.将军发誓他将彻底击败敌军。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 The increase in oil prices could bring the economy to its knees. [=it could greatly hurt the economy]油价上涨会让经济遭受重创。 knee |
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