high and dry

釋義

1. 1

   高出水面；擱淺

   in a position out of the water

   Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.他們的帆船擱淺在沙丘上了。

2. 2

   處境艱難；無依無靠；身無分文

   in a difficult situation, without help or money

電影裡這樣說 · 4 部

• About how you left me high and dry to get my ass kicked by Sack again?Wedding Crashers2005
• All the shit that we ve been through He gonna leave me high and dry That s bullshitCreed II2018
• One night at the opera He saw an Aida Whose bust was so big it would often impede her Bug-eyed, he watched her fall into the pit Done in by the weight of those terrible tits Oh, my God There she blows Aerodynamically, this girl was a mess Otto eyeballed the diva lying comatose amongst the reeds And he suddenly felt the fire of inspiration flood his soul He ran back to his workshop where he futzed and futzed and futzed ALL: For Otto Titsling had found his quest To lift and mold the female breast To point the small ones to the sky To keep the big ones high and dry Every night he'd sweat and snort Searching for the right support He tried some string and paper clips La-la-la-la-la-la-la Hey, he even tried his own two lipsBeaches1988
• Associate. Last movie you produced? - High and Dry.Argo2012

在完整場景裡學

• 莫負當年情1988
  • 木棧道上兩個女孩初遇：blow a gasket（大發脾氣）
  • 試鏡落選後大發脾氣：pack it in（收攤）
  • 兩地書信互相打氣：falling apart（分崩離析）

同一詞條的短語

• be on your high horse
• have a high old time
• high and mighty
• high as a kite
• in high dudgeon
• smell, stink, to high heaven
• hell or high water
• take, claim, seize, the moral high ground
• of a high order
• a high profile
• it's about time
• on high