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206页(234字)
形容强大的力量已经衰弱,不再能发生作用,例球赛到最后一分钟时,对手还想反攻,但终是强弩之末,无济于事了。
During the last minute of the tournament,our opponents,though a spent force,still put up a brave fight but it was already too late.