burn one's boats

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cut oneself off from all chance of retreat; to stake everything on success. idiomatic

词形变化

burns one's boats present,singular,third-person burning one's boats participle,present burned one's boats participle,past burned one's boats past burnt one's boats participle,past burnt one's boats past

词源

* Perhaps in reference to Tariq Ibn Ziyad, who gave the order to burn his own ships when he landed in Gibraltar, beginning the Islamic conquest of Spain in 711.
* Perhaps in reference to Hernán Cortés, who gave the order to destroy his own ships (in reality, by sinking them) when he landed in Veracruz to begin his conquest in 1519.
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