英语词汇“on the ropes”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P8. on the ropes: (a) Boxing forced against the ropes by an opponent's attack; (b) figurative near defeat; in a difficult situation or poor condition.

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1855 Fights for Championship xi. 156 He considered the blows struck while Burke was on the ropes perfectly fair.

1889 R. G. A. Allanson-Winn Boxing xvii. 85 If B's leg, or any portion of his person, is in contact with either stakes or ropes, he is, in a sense, ‘on the ropes’, though between this position and hanging over in a helpless condition there are many grades.

1924 ‘W. Fabian’ Sailors' Wives xv. 175 You've got him on the ropes. They tell me he shows signs of matrimony.

1958 F. C. Avis Boxing Ref. Dict. (U.S. ed.) 78 On the ropes, said of a boxer who is forced back on to the ropes by his opponent, or is lying helpless on them.

1972 Times 16 May (Wall Street Suppl.) p. iv/2 A good section of the industry was on the ropes and there were times when I wondered if it would survive.

1980 Tablet 26 Jan. 81/3 There is talk that the Kennedy campaign is not just ‘on the ropes’, but that it is plain dead.

2007 Independent 17 Nov. 2/2 Four years ago, the dollar was riding high and it was the euro that was on the ropes.

单词	on the ropes
释义	> as lemmas on the ropes P8. on the ropes: (a) Boxing forced against the ropes by an opponent's attack; (b) figurative near defeat; in a difficult situation or poor condition. ΚΠ 1855 Fights for Championship xi. 156 He considered the blows struck while Burke was on the ropes perfectly fair. 1889 R. G. A. Allanson-Winn Boxing xvii. 85 If B's leg, or any portion of his person, is in contact with either stakes or ropes, he is, in a sense, ‘on the ropes’, though between this position and hanging over in a helpless condition there are many grades. 1924 ‘W. Fabian’ Sailors' Wives xv. 175 You've got him on the ropes. They tell me he shows signs of matrimony. 1958 F. C. Avis Boxing Ref. Dict. (U.S. ed.) 78 On the ropes, said of a boxer who is forced back on to the ropes by his opponent, or is lying helpless on them. 1972 Times 16 May (Wall Street Suppl.) p. iv/2 A good section of the industry was on the ropes and there were times when I wondered if it would survive. 1980 Tablet 26 Jan. 81/3 There is talk that the Kennedy campaign is not just ‘on the ropes’, but that it is plain dead. 2007 Independent 17 Nov. 2/2 Four years ago, the dollar was riding high and it was the euro that was on the ropes. extracted from ropen.¹ < as lemmas
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