high and dry

高昂而干燥的高高在上

high and dry 的定义

  1. Stranded, as in They walked out on the party, leaving me high and dry. This expression originally alluded to a ship that had run aground or was in dry dock. Its figurative use dates from the late 1800s.

high and dry 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

abandoned and helpless

high and dry 的近义词 7
high and dry 的反义词 1

更多high and dry例句

  1. As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
  2. Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
  3. As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
  4. Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
  5. Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
  6. Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
  7. The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
  8. The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
  9. In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
  10. The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.