Leave someone high and dry.
[英语成语] LEAVE SOMEONE HIGH AND DRY. — 学习英语成语:如何描述帮助中断后的困境
置于困境
“Leave someone high and dry”是指在需要帮助时突然停止支持某人,让他们处于困难的处境。这个习语源自航海,指船只在潮水退去后被困在岸上,无法移动。它在描述中断帮助或背弃承诺的情况时非常有用,如一个合作伙伴突然退出合同,留下他的同伴“High and dry”应对所有难题。这表达了遭遇背叛或被遗弃的情感。
示例句子
Don't leave her high and dry.
不要抛下她不管。
Canceling last minute left the organizer high and dry.
临时取消使组织者陷入困境。
He felt betrayed when his team abandoned him, leaving him high and dry.
当他的团队抛弃了他,使他陷入困境时,他感到被背叛。