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阵脚
  • [zhènjiǎo]

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

阵脚 [zhènjiǎo]
  1. 1. noun position

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

阵脚 [zhènjiǎo]
  1. 1. front line
    压住阵脚
    keep the troops in battle array; hold the line
  2. 2. position; situation; circumstances
    乱了阵脚
    be thrown into confusion
    我们一声令下，敌人就慌了阵脚。
    他告诫我们要稳住阵脚，这样才能取得胜利。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

阵脚 [zhènjiǎo]
  1. 1. 名 作战时战斗队列的最前方;比喻集体内部的秩序
    稳住阵脚。
    不能乱了阵脚。
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Examples

压住阵脚
keep the troops in battle array; hold the line → 阵脚
乱了阵脚
be thrown into confusion → 阵脚
主帅败阵而逃，士兵也都乱了阵脚。 → 败阵
他告诫我们要稳住阵脚，这样才能取得胜利。 → 阵脚
我们一声令下，敌人就慌了阵脚。 → 阵脚
乱了阵脚 → 乱
主队几次进攻奏效,客队阵脚大乱。 → 进攻
稳住阵脚。 → 阵脚
不能乱了阵脚。 → 阵脚

Collocations

阵脚大乱
to make a mess
稳住阵脚
to calmly deal with something
自乱阵脚
to make a mess by oneself
自己的阵脚
one's position

Word Decomposition

阵
[zhèn] 		+ 脚
[jiǎo]

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