美国街头常用英语俚语(226):Up a creek

时间:2016-10-08 20:27:39

(单词翻译:单击)

  1. Up a creek (without a paddle)①麻烦了,惨了;②知难而进,逆水行舟
  If the check doesn't come today, I'll be up a creek.
  如果汇款今天还不到我就惨了。
  释义:
  creck:小河,溪流
  paddle:船桨
  up a creek (without a paddle):逆流行舟本身就够辛苦了,不巧把船桨还给弄丢了,你说惨不惨?
  链接:
  处于困境:up shit creek   up the creek
 
  2. Up and about 活蹦乱跳,生龙活虎,(病人)已起床走动
  She's up and about just one day after surgery.
  手术的第二天她就能起床走动了。
  链接:
  活泼,忙碌:
  up and around
  up and doing

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