英語習語諺語成語用法精粹 歷史故事類1-9 burn one’s boats behind one

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【字面理解】焚燒自己的船

【英文解析】to cut off all means of retreat; to stake everything on success; to commit oneself irrevocably (to a course, a particular line of action)

【中文解析】自絕后路，做事不留后路。該用語同漢語習 語“破簽沉舟”、“背水一戰(zhàn)”有著異曲同工之妙。

【典型例句】① She didn’t want to b\m her boats by asking for a divorce, so she suggested a trial separation instead. 她不想要求離婚，自斷退路，所以建議試分居。

② He burned his boats behind him when he quitted his job. 他辭職時就痛下決心誓不回頭。

【注釋】習慣用語。變體：bum one’s bridges behind one。 bum one’s boats 常見于英式英語，而 bum one’s bridges 則常見于美式英語。詳見第一個解析。