Back to the wall
背山面水,山穷水尽,背水一战,危机四伏
🧩 词语组成解析
back
[bæk]
n. 背，背部;背面，反面;后面，后部;（椅子等的）靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
Thank you, sir.
谢谢。
Every cock crows on its own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
She always referred to them as 'the shifting population', for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
她称这些佣人叫“流动人口”，因为他们来匆匆，所以我甚至都没有机会知道他们的姓名。