the devil take the hindmost
基本解釋
- 落後者遭殃
英漢例句
- As we struggled up the mountain in the dark, it was devil take the hindmost—each man was concerned only for his own safety.
儅我們?cè)诤诎抵袏^力往山上爬時(shí)， 落後者遭殃—各人都衹關(guān)心自己的安全。 - The soldiers fled before the advancing enemy and let the devil take the hindmost.
士兵們?cè)谶M(jìn)逼的敵軍麪前紛紛逃竄，聽任後麪的人遭殃。 - In an ideal world any government would vow that, next time, it will let the devil take the hindmost.
在一個(gè)理想的世界，任何政府都會(huì)鄭重宣告，下一次，落後就要遭殃。 - Once you breach that wall, God help you, and the devil take the hindmost.
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