on the ropes

on the ropes 基本解释

倒在栏索上, 处于困境, 濒于失败

词组短语

1、be on the ropes （登山者）用绳相互系在一起

on the ropes 用法和例句

1、They hauled away on the ropes.

他们用力拉绳子。

2、Lately, business has been on the ropes.

最近, 生意就快要完蛋了。

3、The army claims the rebels are on the ropes.

军队声称叛军支撑不了多久了。

4、Emotionally, physically, and financially I was on the ropes.

我在感情上 身体上和经济上都快支持不住了。

5、I had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the ropes tied to the sled.

我看到一个大坑里, 挂在了绑在雪撬上的绳子上。

6、By repeatedly undercutting his prices, his competitors soon had him on the ropes.

不停降价，他很快被竞争对手逼入绝境了。

7、On the Ropes, a documentary featuring Tyrene Manson, an aspiring pro fighter training for the Golden Gloves, was nominated for an Oscar.

纪录片《处于困境》获得奥斯卡提名，该片讲述了有理想的职业拳击运动员泰瑞恩·曼森为参加'金手套赛'而训练的故事。

重点词汇

ropes n. 栏索； <非正>规矩，习俗；粗绳( rope的名词复数 )；绳索；一串；（拳击或摔跤场四周的）围绳