出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第25页(222字)
处在不决战就无法生存的境地,然后才能奋勇向前,杀敌取胜,例两军在大江边决战,我军破釜沉舟,决心置之死地而后生。
The two armies confronted each other on the banks of the river.We burned our boats and fought for our very existence