[ tóubǐcóngróng ] give up civilian pursuits to join the army; give up literature for a military career; give up [exchange] the pen for the sword; lay aside one's brush and become a soldier; throw away one's pen and enter the army; throw away the pen and take up the sword in defence of the country; throw down the pen and join the army
Example Sentences:
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I mean the young nicholas rostov , whose enthusiasm could not endure inaction , and who has left the university to go and join the army 我说的是年轻的尼古拉罗斯托夫，他充满热情，不甘于无所作为，离开了大学，投笔从戎。
2.
Stone ' s 1986 release , salvador , was the first of what would become his signature directorial subject - the political picture 有别于那些为了躲避应征入伍而将国家的大学作为避难天堂的一大群年轻人，奥利佛?斯通从耶鲁大学投笔从戎，应征到越南服役。
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Unlike the hordes of young men who sought refuge in the nation ' s universities in order to escape the draft , oliver stone dropped out of yale and enlisted to serve in vietnam 有别于那些为了躲避应征入伍而将国家的大学作为避难天堂的一大群年轻人，奥利佛?斯通从耶鲁大学投笔从戎，应征到越南服役。
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When the war against japanese aggression began , a strong sense of duty called him to arms and he enrolled in the new fourth army . he served in a number of military and civic capacities , seeing action in northern jiangsu and southern huainan 抗日战争期间，因爱国情切，毅然投笔从戎，先后担任新四军四支队战地服务团团长、专员、地委委员等职，转战苏北、淮南地区。
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The features can be proved from four perspectives : firstly the beauty lying in passion and generosity in the ideal practice in life ; secondly the uniqueness and bleak scene of the deserted land in frontier fortress ; thirdly the beauty lying in the calmness and solemn and stirring scene when building the career ; and fourthly the gracefulness and human nature in the homesickness in frontier fortress 从四个层面分析了崇高特征：在人生理想实现中的投笔从戎的慷慨、激越美；在边塞生活中雪原大漠的奇特、萧瑟美；在建功事业中的穿越异域的从容、悲壮美；在现实悲怆中思乡恋土的人性、豪迈美。
