形容詞 high and dry:

1. on a beach
   同義詞：beached, high-and-dry

1. One day he just walked out, leaving her high and dry with three children and no means for substance.
   有一天他突然離家，丟下她和3個(gè)孩子無依無靠，生計(jì)無著落。
2. 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，孤立無助。
3. Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the tide would reach it, but she found it high and dry.
   瑪麗本擔(dān)心她擱浴巾的地方潮水會(huì)濺到，但是她后來發(fā)現(xiàn)它并沒有濺濕。
4. About20 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.
   大約20名唐人街制衣工人——他們說老板突然關(guān)閉工廠，令他們在圣誕節(jié)一籌莫展——昨天要求付給他們40000元欠薪。