out on a limb

out on a limb 基本解释

处于危险的境地, 孤立无援

词组短语

1、go out on a limb 担风险；爬高枝

2、go way out on a limb 孤注一掷

out on a limb 用法和例句

1、We went out on a limb to finish our assignment.

我们不顾一切完成任务。

2、His refusal to agree left him out on a limb.

他拒不表示同意，致使自己处于孤立地位。

3、He out on a limb when he declared his support for the legalization of prostitution.

他声言支持娼妓合法化，定会遭人抨击。

4、Mr Jackson went out on a limb and supported a foreign aid bill that many people were against.

杰克逊先生公开表示支持许多人反对的援外法案。

重点词汇

limb n. 四肢, 枝干, 翼, 边缘 vt. 切断...之手足