open attack and covert scheming; attacks from all directions
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open attacks and covert scheming; attacks from all sides
literary形容来自不同方面的、令人防不胜防的伤害或打击，强调处境险恶。常与“防不胜防”、“难以招架”等词连用。
Zhí职
chǎng场
zhōng中
míng明
qiāng枪
àn暗
jiàn箭
hěn很
duō多
，
shuō说
huà话
zuò做
shì事
dōu都
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
There are many open attacks and covert schemes in the workplace, so one must be careful with words and actions.
Tā他
yī一
xīn心
wèi为
gōng公
，
què却
yào要
miàn面
duì对
lái来
zì自
gè各
fāng方
de的
míng明
qiāng枪
àn暗
jiàn箭
。
He was wholeheartedly dedicated to the public good, yet he had to face attacks from all directions.
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Zhèng政
zhì治
dòu斗
zhēng争
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
míng明
qiāng枪
àn暗
jiàn箭
，
ràng让
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
xīn心
lì力
jiāo交
cuì瘁
。
Political struggles are filled with overt and covert attacks, which left him utterly exhausted.