耀久九英英词典

a sinking ship

A 开头单词

基本解释

  • 正在下沉的船；越来越糟糕

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • The scandal caused investors to pull their support like rats leaving a sinking ship.
    该起丑闻令许多股东争相抽离了对公司的投资。船都要沉了，老鼠也开始乱窜了。
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  • "It was as if they were in a sinking ship, " Williams recalls, "and we were a lifeboat passing by."
    “当时的情景就像一艘即将沉没的游轮，可我们只有一个救生艇”。 威廉姆斯回忆道。
  • Given the tight economy, business people aren't particularly interested in pouring more money into what looks like a sinking ship.
    在经济紧缩的形势下，商界人士不再有特别的兴趣去向一艘看起来快要沉没的船砸钱了。

    • 原声例句

  • The painting shows a group of sailors struggling to survive on a floating raft after the sinking of their ship,the Medusa.
  • This week, tensions continued to rise over the sinking of a South Korean navy ship in March.
  • The Cheonan incident refers to the unexplained sinking of a South Korean navy ship in March.

    • 权威例句

  • There is growing belief Greece is a sinking ship within the EU that cannot be righted.
    FORBES: Comex Gold Ends Sharply Lower amid Stronger U.S. Dollar Index

词组短语

    短语

  • rats desert a sinking ship 船沉鼠先逃;鼠弃沉船;这一谚语意指那些一遇到危险就争先寻求安全或一看见困难便躲得老远的人;船沉鼠儿逃
  • Musicians on a sinking ship 沉船上的乐师
  • You 're jumping a sinking ship 船一沉你就逃跑了