at the point of the sword

• adv. 在暴力威胁之下

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. They are not being used to threaten violence or incite hostility in order to silence discussion of the issues at hand.
   他们并没有被用来煽动或暴力威胁，以便为自己的利益讨论得到一些好处。

词汇搭配

• at the point of a sword 以死威胁; 用剑加害...
• at the point of the sword 在暴力威胁之下...