with broken halberds [arms] buried in the sand; a disastrous [crushing] defeat
Example Sentences:
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Hiddink announced last month that he would end a four - year spell at psv by leaving the dutch club at the end of this season 而俄罗斯队则在预选赛中折戟沉沙。上个月希丁克宣布将在本赛季结束后离开荷兰埃茵霍温队。
2.
John boultbee , head of high performance for the football federation of australia , said his organisation had known for a while that hiddink would be leaving the job 而俄罗斯队则在预选赛中折戟沉沙。上个月希丁克宣布将在本赛季结束后离开荷兰埃茵霍温队。
3.
Forays into the developed world either failed or succeeded only in picking up ailing businesses , as in lenovo ' s acquisition of ibm ' s shrinking personal - computer division 在发达国家进行的并购不是折戟沉沙，就是只能捡到那些本就奄奄一息的企业，比如联想并购ibm走下坡路的个人电脑业务。
