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230页（242字）
意思是追击濒临绝境的敌人不要过于紧迫；亦谓不可逼人太甚，例我们本来想乘胜追击，可是上级却指示我们穷寇勿追。
In the heat of victory，it was planned to pursue the enemy，but orders were received not to pursue the enemy which was in desperate straits．