between a rock and a hard place
进退两难;左右为难
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进退两难;左右为难
1. to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle
2. to cause to sway back and forth
a boat rocked by the waves
3. to cause to shake violently
4. to daze with or as if with a vigorous blow
a hard right rocked the contender
5. to astonish or disturb greatly
the scandal rocked the community
6. to rouse to excitement (as by performing rock music)
rocked the crowd
7. to wear, display, or feature (something striking, distinctive, or attractive)
Carly Patterson is rocking a tight yellow T-shirt with jeans and high wooden sandals, belting her lyrics into a microphone.
— Kate Hairopolous In the picture he's rocking a beard, a pair of shades and a striped t-shirt.
— Sam Haysom
8. to become moved backward and forward under often violent impact also to move gently back and forth
9. to move forward at a steady pace also to move forward at a high speed
the train rocked through the countryside
10. to sing, dance to, or play rock music
11. to be extremely enjoyable, pleasing, or effective
her new car rocks
12. to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation
13. a rocking movement
14. popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements
15. a large mass of stone forming a cliff, promontory, or peak
16. a concreted mass of stony material also broken pieces of such masses
17. consolidated or unconsolidated solid mineral matter also a particular mass of it
18. something like a rock in firmness:
19. foundation, support
20. refuge
a rock of independent thought … in an ocean of parochialism
— Thomas Molnar
21. something that threatens or causes disaster —often used in plural
22. a flavored stick candy with color running through
23. rock candy sense 1
24. gem
25. diamond
26. a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine
27. crack sense 9
28. the ball used in basketball
Who's going to fight through screens or risk lumps and lacerations lunging into the stands after the rock?
— Chris Broussard
29. in a difficult or uncomfortable position with no attractive way out
30. in or into a state of destruction or wreckage
their marriage is on the rocks
31. on ice cubes
bourbon on the rocks
32. distaff
33. the wool or flax on a distaff
34. river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois flowing south and southwest into the Mississippi River at the city of Rock Island
35. to move (someone or something) back and forth or from side to side
36. to cause (something) to shake violently
37. to cause (someone or something) to be upset or shocked
38. to move gently back and forth or side to side
39. to cause (something) to shake violently
An earthquake rocked the town.
40. solid mineral deposits
The bulldozer hit rock.
41. a mass of stone The ship washed up on the rocks. I picked up a rock from the path.
42. a rocking movement
43. popular music played on instruments that are amplified electronically
44. crack — called also rock cocaine
Ron Paul: But they’re between a rock and a hard place because they don’t want to destroy the dollar.
罗恩·保罗:但他们处于进退两难的境地,因为他们不想放弃美元。
careen倾侧,倾斜
lurch突然倾斜;失败,挫折;蹒跚
pitch投掷;投(球);触地;击高球;重跌;颠簸;使倾斜;确定标準;定音高;投标,推销;搭帐篷;用沥青涂;用石头铺(路);给(麦芽汁)加酵母
roll滚动;翻身;(眼睛)转动;在原地打滚;(马)仰卧蹬脚;左右摇晃;蹒跚;使翻车;掷(骰子);掷出(骰子数);(转动)肩膀;行驶;推;摇车窗;(液体)滚落;(时间)流逝;稳定持续的;(产品)从(机器)产出;涌流;延绵起伏;运转;卷,卷起;展开;搓成;辗;发出隆隆声;把(衣服的边)卷起来;压平;覆盖;启动;用颤音发出(辅音,尤其是 r)
seesaw使上下或来回摇动
sway影响;摇摆
toss(Toss) (美)托斯(人名)