high-and-dry

high-and-dry 基本解释

搁浅；孤立无援；处于困境

词组短语

1、high and dry 搁浅, 孤立无援, 落在时代潮流的后面, 孤单无援的, 被遗弃的

high-and-dry 用法和例句

1、High and dry went off and left me high and dry

爆炸顿时使我无依无靠

2、Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.

他们的帆船搁浅在沙丘上了。

3、The project evaporated and Harry was left high and dry.

那个项目逐渐叫停，哈里陷入了困境。

4、She got angry at me and left me high and dry on the side of the street.

她对我生气了, 甩头就走, 把我丢在街道上不管。

5、When the travel company went bankrupt, many holidaymakers were left high and dry abroad or waiting at the airport.

这家旅行社破产了，很多度假者被困在国外或滞留在机场。

重点词汇

high n. 高度, 高处 a. 高的, 高级的, 主要的, 高尚的, 高原的, 高音的, 昂贵的, 傲慢的 adv. 高度地, 奢侈地