中英互译
high and dry
美 /haɪ ənd draɪ/
基本释义
- 无助的，被抛弃的：指处于无法得到帮助或被遗弃的境地。
- 干地，不受水淹：指处于水流或潮汐无法触及的地方。
双语例句
- Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.他们的帆船搁浅在沙丘上了。来自《牛津词典》
- Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.声誉好些的学校将会收到大量申请，而差些的学校则将陷入困境。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Tom took all the money and left me high and dry.汤姆把所有的钱都拿走了，使我陷于困境。
网络短语
- carry high and dry戏弄
- be left high and dry单独支撑局面
- high and dry land垲
- I'm high up and dry我干悬在空中
- high in altitude and dry地势高
同义词
英英释义
- adj.on a beach