汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 骄兵必败
jiāo bīng bì bài
骄兵必败 (驕兵必敗)
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom) / fig. pride goes before a fall
The proud army is bound to defeat the war
哀兵必胜
恃强轻敌的军队必定要打败仗。语本《汉书．魏相传》"恃国家之大，矜民人之众，欲见威于敌者，谓之骄兵，兵骄有灭。"
骄 (驕) jiāo 兵 bīng 必 bì 败 (敗) bài
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

老师告诉我们骄兵必败。

The teacher told us pride comes before a fall.

泽克西斯战败的景象极其使人信服“骄兵必败”这句源远流长的老话。

The spectacle of Xerxes's defeat tremendously reinforced the traditional conviction that pride goes before a fall.

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