draw a line in the sand是什么意思

draw a line in the sand是什么意思

draw a line in the sand
划清界限
双语例句
1.
Success would demonstrably draw a line in the sand to deter other Arab autocrats who resort to attacking their people rather than dialogue and genuine reforms.
而一旦成功，就能明确的划定底线，阻止阿拉伯世界的独裁者采用镇压民众而非对话和真正实施的改革手段来解决问题。
2.
But this complacency misses two important facts about the situation: the extremism ofthe modern G.O.P., and the urgent need for President Obama to draw a line in thesand against further extortion.
但是这种过于乐观的看法没有考虑到其中的两个重要事实：其一是当代共和党的极端主义态度；其二，奥巴马迫切需要划出一条清楚的界限，断然终止进一步的勒索行为。

draw a line in the sand
划清界限;立场明确;画沙为界;

draw a line in the sand
在沙地上画一条线
双语对照

例句:

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That is why we must now draw a line in the sand.

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