high and dry

['hai ən 'drai]

adj. 水外面的, 够不到水的, 孤立无援的

例句与用法：

One day he just walked out, leaving her high and dry with three children and no means for substance.

有一天他突然离家，丢下她和3个孩子无依无靠，生计无着落。

My husband was very busy, and I was left high and dry.

最近我丈夫非常忙，只剩我一人了，孤立无助。

Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the tide would reach it, but she found it high and dry.

玛丽本担心她搁浴巾的地方潮水会溅到，但是她后来发现它并没有溅湿。

About 20 Chinatown garment workers— who said their boss abruptly closed up shop, leaving them high and dry at Christmas— yesterday demanded $40,000 in back pay.

大约20名唐人街制衣工人——他们说老板突然关闭工厂，令他们在圣诞节一筹莫展——昨天要求付给他们40000元欠薪。

详细释义：

孤立无援; 处于困境

He took all the money and left me high and dry.

他拿走了所有的钱, 使我陷于困境。