high and dry

（船等）在水流[潮水]达不到地方，不在水里; 孤立无援，处于困境

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1. 孤立无援：乐队成名来自前两张专辑:1980年的<<穿越夜空>>(On Through The Night)和1981年的<<孤立无援>>(High And Dry),这两张唱片使他们逐渐为人们所接受,并突破了重金属乐队并不容易做到的百万张销售大关.随后成功突然到来,

2. 困境：fair and square 光明磊落 | high and dry 困境 | make or break 孤注一掷

3. 让某人陷入困境：35. hold your horses 放慢,等一等 | 36. high and dry 让某人陷入困境 | 37. hit the hay 去睡觉

4. 孤独无助：heart to heart推心置腹地,坦率地 | high and dry孤独无助 | high and low到处

1. The high temperatures and shortage of rain have caused some reservoirs to dry up, leaving millions of people short of drinking water.

2. Planes and rockets will spread silver iodine and dry ice high into the air.

3. Fitness clubs are not the only businesses offering prepaid services that have gone bankrupt, leaving customers high and dry.

4. Many say soaring living costs have left them high and dry, and bosses are complaining that it's harder to hire staff.

5. The weather service had issued a " red flag " warning for extreme fire danger because of the high winds and dry conditions.

6. Areas south of the Yangtze have been plagued with dry spells and heatwaves since late June due to sustained high temperatures and little rainfall.

7. The long dry spell has been lingering in Yunnan since last autumn due to lack of rainfall and high temperatures.

8. The area's dry weather and high visibility are expected to aid the search team in finding and recovering the craft.

9. Due to high temperature in early spring and lingering dry spells in fall, caterpillars bred and multiplied fast in Jiangxi Province this year.