丢弃铠甲，背起弓弩。形容战败。

Discard armor and bear a crossbow

烹：煮；炮：烧。形容菜肴极为丰盛、珍奇。

roasted pheonix and quick fried dragon rich and rare dishes

犹言刀枪林立。形容激烈战斗的场面。

Amidst spears and trees of swords

背：背向。在自己城下和敌人决一死战。多指决定存亡的最后一战。

A battle to the death at the city wall

指封闭四境，严加防守。

Guard oneself in seclusion

比喻出仕从政。

Weaving brocade while holding the knife

指胜负交替。

Exchanging victory and defeat

甲兵：披甲的士兵。比喻人具有军事才能。

expert in military strategy good at fighting a war

砥：细的磨刀石；砺：粗的磨刀石，指磨练；伍：队伍。磨练军队。

Sharpen weapons and drill troops

比喻微小的力量。

The power of a tiny bit

①卷起军旗，停擂战鼓。指军队隐蔽行动，避免暴露目标。②比喻停止行动。

stop clamoring

背：背向。背对河布阵，拼死作战。比喻决一作战

make ones array with a river in ones rear burn ones bridges deploy the troops with backs to a river fight with ones back to the river

指前后都受到敌人的攻击。

Enemies at the back and belly

乘虚攻击敌人要害。同“批亢捣虚”。

Beating the empty and splitting the throat

用半数兵力击破一倍于己的敌人。形容取胜之易。

Hit half to achieve double

犹言声东击西。扬言要攻此方，实际却攻彼方。

Sound from the east, attack from the west

指战事紧急而忙于应付。

The rush of soldiers and horses

比喻用计谋调动对方离开原地。

Luring the Tiger from the Mountain

形容斗争或竞赛很激烈。同“龙争虎斗”。

Dragon and tiger fight

追击败逃的敌人。同“追亡逐北”。

Chasing the lost and fleeing