on the ropes

1 The shop is on the ropes and must surely have to close soon.

这家商店已到破产的边缘，肯定得关闭。

2 The sails are not responding to our pull on the ropes; the fastenings must got twisted somehow.

现在我们用绳索拉不动风帆，一定是有些扣拴不知怎么地被扭曲了。

3 The army claims the rebels are on the ropes.

军队声称叛军支撑不了多久了。

4 They hauled away on the ropes.

他们用力拉绳子.

5 The sails are not answering to our pull on the ropes.

我们拉绳风帆不听使唤.

6 Second the securitisation markets are still on the ropes.

其次,证券化市场仍岌岌可危.

7 His rush to return home, got on the ropes and rush rushed to market.

他急急忙忙地返回家中, 拿了小绳又急急忙忙赶往集市.

8 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.

9 By repeatedly undercutting his price, his competitions soon had him on the ropes.

竞争者们一再削价与他抢生意, 很快就逼得他走投无路了.

10 In a remarkable fight, Ali stayed on the ropes, letting Foreman punch himself out.

在一场万众瞩目的比赛中, 阿里待在围绳边, 让福尔曼痛殴他.

11 Larios landed his near - history - changing left hook while Pacquiao was playing around on the ropes.

帕奎奥退到圈绳边的时候,被拉里奥斯的左勾拳击中,历史差点儿被改写.

1 处于困境

in deep water in the shit up a gum tree beleaguered be in difficulties be in difficulty up the creek be in a pickle be in a pretty pickle be in a right pickle be in a hole be in a tight corner in the hot seat hard-pressed flounder in a pickle in deep doo doo be up the creek be in dire straits in a bind

2 处于困境的

hard-pressed in a bind