Between the beetle and the block
上下交逼,走投无路
🔁 扩展释义
陷入困境, 岌岌可危
🧩 词语组成解析
between
[bɪ'twin]
prep. 在…之间;私下，暗中;在…中任择其一;来往于…之间;
adv. 当中，中间;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
beetle
['biːt(ə)l]
n. 甲壳虫;大槌;捶布机;
vt.& vi. 快速移动;用大槌捶打;
and
[ənd, ən,ænd]
conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
Have you been waiting for me for a long time?
你已经等我很久了吗？
Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs.
鸡蛋不打破，蛋卷做不成；不甘愿吃苦，则预期效果达不到。
A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。