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make vigorous efforts to turn the tide; do one's utmost to save a desperate crisis

lì wǎn kuáng lán

力 挽 狂 澜

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make vigorous efforts to turn the tide; do one's utmost to save a desperate crisis
- zài dà bù fen de zhè zhǒng diàn yǐng zhōng jué sè dōu shì wèi lì wǎn kuáng lán ér zhēng fēn duó miǎo
  在大部分的这种电影中，角色都是为力挽狂澜而争分夺秒。
  Most of these movies have characters racing against the clock to save the day.
- zài guān jiàn shí kè tā gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ lì wǎn kuáng lán
  在关键时刻，他高瞻远瞩，力挽狂澜。
  At the crucial moment, he showed great foresight and turned back the powers of darkness.
- xiàn zài shuí néng lì wǎn kuáng lán
  现在谁能力挽狂澜？
  Who can turn things around now?
- tā shuō wèi le lì wǎn kuáng lán tā jiāng bù dé bù zuò yī gè qiáng quán zǒng tǒng
  他说为了力挽狂澜，他将不得不做一个强权总统。
  He said he will have to become a strong President to put things right.
synonym
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn扭转乾坤 chí wēi fú diān持危扶颠
antonym
lì bù cóng xīn力不从心 lì bù néng zhī力不能支

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