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  • na.被击倒在(拳击场的)围栏索上；〔俚语〕使窘困[毫无办法]
  • Web岌岌可危；即将完蛋；摇摇欲坠

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被击倒在(拳击场的)围栏索上;〔俚语〕使窘困[毫无办法];即将完蛋

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AllAll,被击倒在围栏索上被击倒在围栏索上,〔俚语〕使窘困[毫无办法]〔俚语〕使窘困[毫无办法],岌岌可危岌岌可危,即将完蛋即将完蛋,摇摇欲坠摇摇欲坠
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1.
host: frist, let us show early in the round when you head him on the ropes and you butt him, was that some reflect actions?
主持人：首先，让我们谈谈在那个回合的早些时候，你把梅威瑟逼到围绳边，然后用头撞了他，你这是条件反射的动作吗？
zhǔ chí rén : shǒu xiān , ràng wǒ men tán tán zài nà ge huí hé de zǎo xiē shí hou , nǐ bǎ méi wēi sè bī dào wéi shéng biān , rán hòu yòng tóu zhuàng le tā , nǐ zhè shì tiáo jiàn fǎn shè de dòng zuò ma ?
www.quanji.net
2.
Porsche, a maker of sports cars, was on the ropes in the early 1990s but is now one of Europe's most profitable companies.
上世纪90年代初曾一度命悬一线的保时捷，如今成为欧洲获利最多的品牌之一。
shàng shì jì jiǔ shí nián dài chū céng yī dù mìng xuán yí xiàn de bǎo shí jié , rú jīn chéng wéi ōu zhōu huò lì zuì duō de pǐn pái zhī yī 。
www.ecocn.org
3.
Yet with the U. S. economy again on the ropes, it is difficult to see Europe coming back very strongly.
然而，由于美国经济再陷疲软，故欧洲经济亦难现强劲成长。
rán ér , yóu yú měi guó jīng jì zài xiàn pí ruǎn , gù ōu zhōu jīng jì yì nán xiàn qiáng jìng chéng zhǎng 。
cn.reuters.com
4.
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。
bù tíng jiàng jià , tā hěn kuài bèi jìng zhēng duì shǒu bī rù jué jìng le 。
paper.sznews.com
5.
I had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the ropes tied to the sled.
我掉进了洞，挂在绑着雪撬的绳子上。
wǒ diào jìn le dòng , guà zài bǎng zhe xuě qiào de shéng zǐ shàng 。
www2.upweb.net
6.
I had fallern into a hole and was hanging on the ropes tied to the sled.
我掉进了一个窟窿，正悬在连接着雪橇的绳子上。
wǒ diào jìn le yī gè kū lóng , zhèng xuán zài lián jiē zhe xuě qiāo de shéng zǐ shàng 。
www.jxenglish.com
7.
cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes.
外国制造的汽车和纺织品正大举涌入国内市场。美国的机床工业也即将消失。
wài guó zhì zào de qì chē hé fǎng zhī pǐn zhèng dà jǔ yǒng rù guó nèi shì chǎng 。 měi guó de jī chuáng gōng yè yě jí jiāng xiāo shī 。
www.hjenglish.com
8.
The first victim of an ecological crisis could be the Mekong giant catfish, which has been on the ropes for years.
这场生态危机的首个受害者可能会是湄公河大鲶，它们已经命悬一线多年。
zhè chǎng shēng tài wēi jī de shǒu gè shòu hài zhě kě néng huì shì méi gōng hé dà nián , tā men yǐ jīng mìng xuán yí xiàn duō nián 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
The right political forces seemed to be on the ropes.
右派政治力量看上去要垮了。
yòu pài zhèng zhì lì liang kàn shàng qù yào kuǎ le 。
www.chinadaily.com.cn
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。
zài yī chǎng wàn zhòng zhǔ mù de bǐ sài zhōng , ā lǐ dāi zài wéi shéng biān , ràng fú ěr màn tòng ōu tā 。
tr.bab.la
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