如临大敌

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)

   • tārúlíndàdí,fēichángjǐnzhāng.

     他如临大敌，非常紧张。🔊

     He was as if facing a great enemy, extremely tense.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. cautious

   • tārúlíndàdí,fēichángxiǎoxīn.

     他如临大敌，非常小心。🔊

     He was extremely cautious, as if facing a formidable enemy.

3. 參形adjective

   with great preoccupation

   • tārúlíndàdí,fēichángjǐnzhāng.

     他如临大敌，非常紧张。🔊

     He was as if facing a formidable enemy, extremely tense.

4. 肆形adjective

   with strict precaution

   • tāmenrúlíndàdí,fēichángjǐnzhāng.

     他们如临大敌，非常紧张。🔊

     They were as if facing a formidable enemy, extremely tense.