单词 | high and dry |
释义 | high and dry 1.up above the water;beyond the reach of splashing or waves在水面 之上;在水溅不到的地方 *The fishermen dragged the boats up high and dry on the shore.渔 民们把船拖上岸来了。 *When the tide went out the boat was high and dry.退潮后船就搁浅 了。 2.without anyone to help;alone and with no help孤立无援;与世 隔绝 *Old Jack lost his pension and was left high and dry.杰克老头失去 了养老金,落得无依无靠。 *At first the other boys helped, but when the work got hard, Bob found himself high and dry.起初 有许多孩子帮忙,但是工作难度 加大时,鲍勃发现只剩下自己孤 立无援。 *Realizing that he was now left high and dry, the enemy commander became so panicstricken that he began to tremble fr head to foot.敌军看到自己陷入孤立无援的绝境,不禁惊恐万状,浑身打颤。 |
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