阵脚 (zhèn jiǎ) — (figurative) one's position, composure, or footing (in a situation); (literal) front line or position in a military formation
Definition
Originally a military term for the front-line position of a formation, 阵脚 now mostly means one's composure or footing under pressure — usually in set phrases like 乱了阵脚 or 稳住阵脚.
noun
(figurative) one's positioncomposureor footing (in a situation)(literal) front line or position in a military formation
Examples
- ，阵脚。Duì fāng tū rán gǎi biàn cè lüè, wǒ men yí xià zi jiù luàn le zhèn jiǎ.The other side suddenly changed their strategy, and we lost our composure in an instant.
- ，阵脚，。Miàn duì wēi jī, tā nǔ lì wěn zhù zhèn jiǎ, méi yǒu huāng luàn.Facing the crisis, he managed to hold his ground and did not panic.
- 阵脚。Duì shǒu de gōng jī dǎ luàn le wǒ men de zhèn jiǎ.The opponent's attack disrupted our position.
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