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238页（247字）
比喻孤立无援，四面受敌的困境，例在辩论有关种族问题时，主张种族隔离政策者立刻陷入四面楚歌之中，受到人们的强烈谴责。
When the question of racism was discussed those who advocated racial segregation were attacked from all sides．They were strongly condemned．