-anarrowattheendofitsflight--aspentforce;astrongforcethathasbeenexhausted;(agreat)cryandlittlewool;onthedecline;(be)thefinalkickofthecrossbowspring;Thearrowfromastrongbowbecomesweakafterflyingitsassigneddistance.;thefurthestreachofashotfromastrongbow:
Theenemyontherightflankisnowlikeaspentarrowandnolongerathreattoourposition.右翼的敌人已经是强弩之末，不能再威胁我们的阵地了。