be on the ropes的意思

（登山者）用繩相互系在一起

learn the ropes───摸到門道；弄清內幕；知道事情的內情

on the ropes───瀕于失敗；完全無力回擊；處于困境

be in the hole───虧空

be in the zone───在區域內

be on the boil───勃然大怒

be on the skids───陷入困境

be on the spot───在場

know the ropes───知道內情

to be on the rocks───觸礁

first victim of an ecological crisis could be the Mekong giant catfish, which has been on the ropes for years.───生態危機的首個受害者可能會是湄公河大鯰，它們已經命懸一線多年。

The hawser can either be thick, heavy ropes or a thin steel cable use on ships.───纜繩既可以指粗重的繩子，也可以指船上使用的細鋼索。

The right political forces seemed to be on the ropes.───右派政治力量看上去要垮了。