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Meaning of 瓮中之鳖

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瓮 wèng 中 zhōng 之 zhī 鳖 biē (Trad.: 甕中之鱉)
lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
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Antonyms: 漏网之鱼
Example Sentences
1
我们把敌人围困得象瓮中之鳖
。
We bottled the enemy up like turtles in a jar.
2
髑髅地
。
我们把营销部的人堵在二层了
。
瓮中之鳖
。
Golgotha. We've got Marketing bottled up on the second floor.
3
眼看宛城被围
,
黄巾军如瓮中之鳖一样
,
军心大乱
。
Radicals of the Yellow Scarves Rebellion were packed together like turtles in a jar and appeared to be in great disarray.
4
按照他的观点
,
我们已是东方友敌的瓮中之鳖
,
应该赶紧囤积土豆种子
,
拼命学说普通话
。
According to his worldview, our friendly adversary in the Far East has the United States in a headlock, and we should all be stockpiling ¬potato seeds and scrambling to learn Mandarin.