be in a bind
collocation处于困境
I'm in a bind because I lost my wallet.
我因为丢了钱包,现在处境窘迫。
困境;窘境
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困境;窘境
A difficult or awkward situation; a predicament.
Finding myself in a financial bind, I had to borrow money from a friend.
发现自己陷入财务困境,我不得不向朋友借钱。
常用短语 in a bind(处于困境)
束缚物;捆绑物;系带
That which binds or ties.
像束缚一样的障碍
something that hinders as if with bonds
麻烦的处境;问题;困境;窘境
A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
缠绕或攀缘植物或茎,尤指啤酒花藤;蔓生植物
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
The tight schedule put us in a real bind.
紧凑的日程让我们真的陷入了困境。
Being caught between two job offers is a bind I never expected.
被两份工作机会夹在中间是我从未预料到的困境。
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处于困境
I'm in a bind because I lost my wallet.
我因为丢了钱包,现在处境窘迫。
摆脱困境
A small loan from a friend got him out of a bind.
朋友的一笔小额贷款使他摆脱了困境。
使某人陷入困境
The sudden storm put the travelers in a bind.
突来的暴风雨使旅客们陷入了困境。
两难困境
Employees face a double bind: accept lower pay or be laid off.
员工面临两难困境:要么接受更低的工资,要么被解雇。
有点麻烦
It's a bit of a bind having to take the train twice a day.
每天不得不乘两次火车,这有点麻烦。
大麻烦
Losing my keys at the airport was a real bind.
在机场丢了钥匙真是个大麻烦。
陷入困境;处境艰难
I'm in a real bind because I lost my wallet and my phone.
我丢了钱包和手机,真是陷入了困境。
两难境地;进退两难
She was caught in a double bind: either quit her job or miss her sister's wedding.
她陷入了两难境地:要么辞职,要么错过姐姐的婚礼。
把某人捆住手脚;束缚某人
The contract binds us hand and foot, leaving no room for negotiation.
这份合同把我们捆得死死的,没有任何谈判余地。
一枚戒指统御众戒,一枚戒指寻找众戒,一枚戒指带回众戒,并在黑暗中束缚它们。
He found himself in a bind when his car broke down on the highway.
当他的车在高速公路上抛锚时,他陷入了困境。
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“bind”像“绑的”——被绑住挣脱不了,就陷入困境(be in a bind)。记住:绑住=窘境。
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、非正式写作 作为名词表示“困境”时,多用于口语和非正式场合,常见搭配如 be in a bind。
与 bind /baɪnd/ 押韵的词有 find、kind、mind、blind、grind,它们都含 /aɪnd/ 音。注意拼写相似的 wind 名词读 /wɪnd/,与 bind 不押韵;作动词表示“缠绕”时读 /waɪnd/,此时才与 bind 同韵。
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