sword n. 1.劍,刀;〔軍俚〕刺刀。 2.〔the sword〕武力;兵權(quán);權(quán)力;殺戮,戰(zhàn)爭。 the sword and the purse 武力和財力。 the sword of justice 司法權(quán)。 the sword of the Spirit 上帝的話。 the fire and sword (侵略軍的)燒殺;強(qiáng)暴的軍事手段。 the sword of State [honour] 國劍〔大節(jié)日在英王前所捧的寶劍〕。 at the point of the sword 被迫,在威脅下。 be at sword's points (with each other) (彼此)不和。 cross swords 交鋒,決斗;爭論 (with)。 draw the sword 拔劍;發(fā)動戰(zhàn)爭。 measure swords (決斗前)檢查劍長;決斗,戰(zhàn)斗 (with)。 put to the sword 殺死。 put up [sheathe] the sword 收劍,把劍插進(jìn)鞘里;停止戰(zhàn)爭,講和。 throw one's sword into the scale 采取使用武力的辦法。 wear the sword 當(dāng)兵。 worry the sword (比賽擊劍時)不斷地快刺以亂對手陣腳。
Pierre , hardly able to restrain his sobs , ran towards dolohov , and would have crossed the space that separated the barriers , when dolohov cried : to the barrier ! and pierre , grasping what was wanted , stood still just at the sword . only ten paces divided them 皮埃爾好容易才忍住,沒有大哭起來,他向多洛霍夫面前跑去,已經(jīng)要越過界線之間的空地了,多洛霍夫喊了一聲: “回到?jīng)Q斗時設(shè)定雙方距離的界線上去! ”