A figurative boundary that someone or some group refuses to cross or beyond which no further advance or compromise is accepted. (Used especially in the phrase "draw a line in the sand.") I don't mind my roommate being a bit messy, but leaving dirty dishes for me to clean up is where I draw a line in the sand!
一个形象化的边界是某个人或某个团体拒绝交叉或超出其没有进一步的进展或妥协接受。 (在尤被用于词组“在沙画一条线”。)我不介意我的室友是一个有点乱,但留下了肮脏的菜给我收拾是我画在沙滩上线!
The allocation of this new tax to pay for building schools has become a line in the sand for the governor's administration.
这个新的税收来支付建设学校的分配已成为沙总督的管理线。