出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第234页(233字)
形容把形势看得十分严重、紧张,例当被劫持的飞机降落后,大批军警便如临大敌般将它重重包围。
When the hijacked plane landed,the police encircled it and were on their guard against all possible eventualities.