high and dry

  1. (船等)在水流〔潮水〕达不到地方, 不在水里
    • When the tide went out, the boat was high and dry.
      潮水退后小船搁浅了。
  2. 孤立无援, 处于困境
    • We are left behind, high and dry.
      我们被抛在后面, 孤立无援。
    • The depression left his business high and dry.
      不景气使他的生意陷入困境。

网络词典

high and dry

英 haɪld ə dɪr 美 haɪld ə drɪ
短语中文翻译 中文翻译:Unknown
同义词: ['stranded', 'be in a fix', 'stuck', "be at one's wits' end"]

例句:

  1. 1.I was in a high and dry situation when the storm hit.
    暴风雨来临时,我陷入了困境。
  2. 2. The company was stranded in the middle of nowhere with no way out.
    这家公司被困在了偏远的地方,没有出路。
  3. 3. He was at his wits' end trying to solve the problem.
    他试图解决这个难题,但已经黔驴技穷了。