投笔从戎

投笔从戎

/ tóu bǐ cóng róng /

简明
新汉英
现代汉语

1
renounce the pen and join the army
2
renounce the pen for the sword

网络释义

1
to lay down the pen and take up the sword
to lay down one's weapons 缴械; 缴械 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) 投笔从戎; 投笔从戎 to lay eggs 产卵; 产卵 ..

双语例句

1
一个年轻人投笔从戎，为他的祖国而战。
A young man lays down his pen and takes up a sword to fight for his homeland.
2
后来投笔从戎，成为新四军中的一位著名艺术家。
Later, he gave up his study and became a famous artist in the new 4th army corps.
3
有别于那些为了躲避应征入伍而将国家的大学作为避难天堂的一大群年轻人，奥利佛·斯通从耶鲁大学投笔从戎，应征到越南服役。
Unlike the hordes of young men who sought refuge in the nation's universities in order to escape the draft, Oliver Stone dropped out of Yale and enlisted to serve in Vietnam.

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投笔从戎
投笔从戎是一个成语，读音是tóu bǐ cóng róng，意思是扔掉笔去参军。指文人从军。出自《后汉书·班超传》。

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