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over a barrel
释义
陷入困境：指处于无法摆脱或无法自主控制的困境中。
被迫接受不利条件：指被迫接受不公平或不利的条件，没有选择的余地。
例句
1·They've got us over a barrel . Either we agree to their terms or we lose the money.
他们让我们别无选择。我们要么答应他们的条件，要么损失这笔钱。
《牛津词典》
2·A larger group of fatalists who think that Russia "has us over a barrel ", as one diplomat punningly puts it.
正如一名外交官一语双关地指出的那样，一大批宿命论者认为俄罗斯“使我们处于困境”。
3·Because the USA is nearly bankrupt and the Chinese have them over a barrel .
因为美国和中国已接近破产装桶。
同义词
受人摆布；处于困境
in a holein a tight spot
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