汉英词典
MEANING OF 鴻門宴
鴻門宴
(鸿门宴)
Feast at Hongmen / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]
〈名〉公元前206年刘邦攻占秦都咸阳，派兵守函谷关。不久项羽率四十万大军攻入，进驻鸿门（今陕西临潼东），准备进攻刘邦。刘邦到鸿门跟项羽会见。酒宴中，项羽的谋士范增让项庄舞剑，想乘机杀死刘邦。刘邦在项伯、樊哙等人的护卫下乘隙脱逃（见于《史记•项羽本纪》）。后来用“鸿门宴”指加害客人的宴会。
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还是说客，这么多的人来排着队来与我作对，我可是四面楚歌，鸿门宴是吗？ Or lobbyists, so many people to be supplied to me and couplets, but I am besieged, Hongmenyan is it? | ||
他把视角放在了大家所熟悉的鸿门宴时期，这一历史事件讲述的是一位将军试图布下陷阱，置他的对手于死地。 During what is known as the Banquet of Hongmen, an event where one general tried to set up and kill his rival. | ||
