(亦作 be up the creek without a paddle)be in severe difficulty or trouble, especially with no means of extricating oneself from it陷入困境的;走投無路的(Brit.) stupid or misguided(英)愚蠢的;誤入歧途的
be up shit creek
up the creek 或 up the creek without a paddle 【非正式用語】
In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.遭遇困難,處于困境:處于困難的、不幸的或困窘的境況
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
N-COUNT
小海灣;小港灣
A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
N-COUNT
小河;小溪
A creek is a small stream or river.
例句
Follow Austin Creek for a few miles.沿著奧斯汀河走上幾英里。
PHRASE
處于困境(或窘境);犯錯誤
If someone is up the creek, they are in a bad or difficult situation, or are wrong in some way. You can also say that someone is up the creek without a paddle .
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river);