between the devil and the deep blue sea
17. between the devil and the deep blue sea 左右为难；进退维谷
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between the devil and the deep blue sea
来自翻译宝典
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
between the devil and the deep blue sea or literary〖文〗between two fires or between a rock and a hard place
adv. phr.
Between two dangers or difficulties, not knowing what to do. 进退两难；遭两面夹攻；左右为难。
- The pirates had to fight and be killed or give up and be hanged; they were between the devil and the deep blue sea. 海盗们不是搏斗而战死就是投降而被绞死；他们真是进退两难。
- The boy was between a rock and a hard place; he had to go home and be whipped or stay in town all night and be picked up by the police. 那男孩真是进退两难。他要回家就会遭鞭打，他要整夜呆在城里就会被警察抓去。
- When the man's wife and her mother got together, he was between two fires. 当妻子和岳母聚在一起时，他便两面受敌了。
adv. phr.
Between two dangers or difficulties, not knowing what to do. 进退两难；遭两面夹攻；左右为难。
- The pirates had to fight and be killed or give up and be hanged; they were between the devil and the deep blue sea. 海盗们不是搏斗而战死就是投降而被绞死；他们真是进退两难。
- The boy was between a rock and a hard place; he had to go home and be whipped or stay in town all night and be picked up by the police. 那男孩真是进退两难。他要回家就会遭鞭打，他要整夜呆在城里就会被警察抓去。
- When the man's wife and her mother got together, he was between two fires. 当妻子和岳母聚在一起时，他便两面受敌了。
- 英语>简体中文, 美国习语词典
between the devil and the deep blue sea
进退两难
- I must move to a larger house or spend money extending this one; either will be expensive, so I'm between the devil and the deep blue sea. 我得搬到大一些的房子去, 或者我得花钱扩建这幢房子, 两者都很花钱, 因此我进退两难。
进退两难
- I must move to a larger house or spend money extending this one; either will be expensive, so I'm between the devil and the deep blue sea. 我得搬到大一些的房子去, 或者我得花钱扩建这幢房子, 两者都很花钱, 因此我进退两难。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
