居高臨下jū gāo lín xiàoccupy a commanding position (/height); have a commanding view from a good vantage point; enjoy the advantage of a commanding position
? 倘若人馬從背后殺出，～，這些堡呀墩呀，全無(wú)用處。(姚雪垠《李自成》 Ⅰ —150) If attacked from behind by troops coming down from the heights,they would prove useless.
? 小禿踞高臨下地瞅見(jiàn)敵人四處奔逃的狼狽樣，真是又好笑又好氣。(馮志《敵后武工隊(duì)》289) From his vantage point Xiao Tu could see the enemy running about in their state of utter confusion . He did not know whether to laugh or cry，…/石東根判斷，那是敵人的炮兵移動(dòng)陣地，計(jì)劃用大炮～地轟擊東孤峰，支援步兵的攻擊。(吳強(qiáng)《紅日》466) Shi Donggen decided that the enemy artillery was shifting its position with the intention of bombarding Dong gufeng from the higher elevation to cover their infantry attack.
? 馬保軍小組四個(gè)人，正立在山頂，向被炸昏在雪地上的匪徒射擊，～，真得勁。(曲波《林海雪原》267) From the height Ma and his three men were pouring bullets into the grenade-shocked surviving bandits. 居高臨下jū ɡāo lín xià居：站在、處于；臨：面對(duì)。站在高處，面對(duì)低處。形容站得高，看得遠(yuǎn)；也形容完全處于可以控制全局的有利地位或地勢(shì)。occupy a commanding height, at a commanding position, look down from a height |