比喻争夺天下。 -----------------国语辞典:比喻争夺天下。《儿女英雄传.缘起首回》:「暴秦无道,群雄并起,逐鹿中原。」英语 lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom), fig. to attempt to seize the throne
◎ 渐次 jiàncì[gradually;increasingly;slowly;by degrees;by little and little;step by step] 渐渐地;逐渐 -----------------国语辞典:逐渐、渐渐。宋.胡仲弓〈谒金门.蛾黛浅〉词:「渐次梅花开遍,花外行人已远。」《红楼梦.第六四回》:「供奠举哀已毕,亲友渐次散回,只剩族中人分理迎宾送客等事。」也作「渐渐」。