[(of forces) numerous and powerful;with a strong army that,if the soldiers throw their whips into the river,it would be enough to stem the current] 中國前秦的苻堅進(jìn)攻東晉時(shí)驕傲地說(shuō),我這么多的軍隊,把每個(gè)兵的馬鞭子都投到江里,就能截斷水流(見(jiàn)于《晉書(shū)·苻堅載記》)。后用來(lái)比喻人馬眾多,兵力強大