ONE PHRASE, IN CONTEXT
up a creek
陷入困境;无计可施

GET TO KNOW THE MEANING
读懂它,也学会这样说。
01陷入困境;无计可施
非正式。常听 up a creek without a paddle,强调缺乏解决办法。
IN A SENTENCE
We're up a creek if the van won't start.
面包车要是发动不了,我们就麻烦了。
"The backup file is gone too." "Then we're up a creek unless you kept a printout."
“备份文件也没了。”“那除非你留了打印稿,不然我们真没辙了。”
