| 词汇 | Rubicon |
| 释义 | RubiconRu·bi·con /ˈruːbɪkən, -kɒn $ -kɑːn/ noun cross the Rubicon EFFECT/INFLUENCEto do something that will have extremely important effects in the future and that you cannot change 破釜沉舟；断然采取行动 Examples from the Corpus cross the Rubicon• But tormented though I was with guilt and self-doubt, I knew I had crossed the Rubicon.• On the way to political union we are now crossing the Rubicon.• General Bourbollon's troops are gathering around the capital; he's prepared to cross the Rubicon. Examples from the Corpus Rubicon• On the way to political union we are now crossing the Rubicon. (1600-1700) Latin Rubico river in northern Italy which Julius Caesar crossed in 49BC, setting off a civil war |
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