desperate straits
英 [ˈdespərət streɪts]
美 [ˈdespərət streɪts]
网络 绝望的困境
英英释义
noun
- a state of extreme distress
双语例句
- A person in desperate straits; someone doomed.
处于令人绝望的窘迫境地的人;失魂落魄、绝望的人。 - Now the medical system in America is in desperate straits, he says.
他说,目前美国的医疗系统正处于严重困难之中。 - The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.
该公司的倒闭让很多小商人陷入了经济困境。 - As it is, the North is in desperate economic straits.
实际上,朝鲜正处于令人绝望的经济困境中。 - She found herself in desperate financial straits.
她发觉自己经济状况极为窘迫。
