擒贼先擒王
书籍：汉英成语词典
更新时间：2018-12-03 22:15:32
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227页（465字）
①比喻捉贼要先捉首恶．作战要先除主要敌人，例擒贼先擒工，只要先将匪首逮捕，其他的虾兵蟹将只有束手就擒。
“To catch rebels，first catch the chief”means that the hanger-ons of a gang are usually ineffective once their ringleader has been arrested．
②也比喻做事要抓住关键，例对方的中锋球技高超，我们只有用擒贼先擒王的办法，分几个人去钉住他，才可能取胜。
The centre forward of the opposing team is very skilled and if priority is given to checking him closely，maybe we can win．