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Rubicon BrE /ˈruːbɪkən/
NAmE /-kɑːn/●cross the ˈRubicon (formal) reach a point where an important decision is taken which cannot be changed later 下重大决心；破釜沉舟◆Today we cross the Rubicon. There is no going back.今天我们要破釜沉舟，再也没有退路了。 ORIGIN The Rubicon was a stream which formed the border between Italy and Gaul. When Julius Caesar broke the law by crossing it with his army, it led inevitably to war. * Rubicon （鲁比肯河）是意大利和高卢的界河。恺撒违约率军渡河，就意味着战争不可避免要发生。 |