| 释义 |
in irons
释义
1. 处于困境：通常用于比喻一个人或事物陷入困境或无法自拔的状态。
2. （船）无法前进：指帆船因风向不利而无法前进的状态。
例句
1·They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons .
人用脚镣伤他的脚，他被铁链捆拘。
2·Frustrated at not seeing higher-ranking bank bosses clapped in irons , the public and the us media are watching keenly.
由于一直没有银行界的高层被逮捕，失望的公众和媒体一直都密切关注着事态的变化。
3·And but for his illness he would have been put in irons , for he was regarded as a determined prison-breaker, and I know not what else.
如果不是因为重病，他必得戴上手铐脚镣，大家都认为他是一个死心塌地的越狱犯，还有许多我不知道的坏话。
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