| 釋義 |
再衰三竭zài shuāi sān jiéwhen drums roll a second time,the effect is less stimulating,and by the third time the soldiers are exhausted—be nearing exhaustion; be weakened and demoralized
? 夫戰(zhàn)，勇氣也。一鼓作氣，再而衰，三而竭。(《左傳·莊十年》) A battle depends upon courage. At the first drum courage is aroused,at the second it flags,and with the third it runs out.
? 希特勒已到～之時(shí)，他對斯大林格勒、高加索兩處的進(jìn)攻已經(jīng)失敗。(《毛澤東選集》843)Hitler is now nearing exhaustion,having failed in his attacks on Stalingrad and the Caucasus. 再衰三竭zài shuāi sān jié再：第二次；竭：盡。形容力量一再消耗，氣勢低落，士氣衰竭。be nearing exhaustion, be weekened and demoralized, be virtually exhausted |