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個孩子無依無靠，生計無著落。
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。