meet the enemy head-on; intercept and attack
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to meet (the enemy) head-on; to intercept and attack; to counterattack
formalPrimarily used in military or formal contexts to describe meeting an advancing enemy force with an attack.
Wǒ我
jūn军
fèn奋
yǒng勇
yíng迎
jī击
，
jī击
tuì退
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
jìn进
gōng攻
。
Our army fought bravely to meet the enemy and repelled their attack.
Tā他
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
yíng迎
jī击
jìn进
fàn犯
zhī之
dí敌
。
They are preparing to intercept and attack the invading enemy.
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Jiàn舰
duì队
fèng奉
mìng命
yíng迎
jī击
lái来
fàn犯
de的
hǎi海
jūn军
。
The fleet was ordered to engage the attacking naval forces.
Miàn面
duì对
qiáng强
dí敌
，
wéi唯
yǒu有
yíng迎
jī击
cái才
néng能
yíng赢
de得
shēng生
jī机
。
Faced with a powerful enemy, only by meeting them head-on can we win a chance of survival.