| 单词 | on the ropes |
| 释义 | on the ropesphrase [verb-link PHRASE] See full dictionary entry for ropeIf you say that someone is on the ropes, you mean that they are very near to giving up or being defeated. The army claims the rebels are on the ropes. on the ropes in British Englisha. boxing driven against the ropes enclosing the ring by an opponent's attack b. in a defenceless or hopeless position on the ropes in American English1. Boxing knocked against the ropes 2. Slang near collapse or ruin on the ropesvery close to failing or being defeated The Denver-based developer has been on the ropes because of depressed housing marketsin Denver, Texas and Arizona. Examples of 'on the ropes' in a sentence |
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