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30页（221字）
比喻计穷力尽，接近灭亡，例他远居异乡，举目无亲，就业困难，展望未来颇有日暮途穷之感。
Living far from home with no relatives near at hand，he wasin a desperate situation，especially when no employment could be found．