keep your head above water

/ˌkiːp jə ˌhed əˌbʌv ˈwɔːtə/NEUTRAL · C2
中文對應
沒有直接對應的說法
字面意思: «讓頭保持在水面以上»

意思

to only just manage in a difficult situation

在困境中勉強支撐.

例句

  1. 1With three essays due this week, I'm only just keeping my head above water.
  2. 2After the twins were born, Sam struggled to keep his head above water.
  3. 3The new manager gets so many emails that she can barely keep her head above water.
  4. 4Between night shifts and the new baby, Tom is only just keeping his head above water.
  5. 5How did the small café keep its head above water during a year of roadworks outside?

文法

keep 變化形式:kept、keeping。your 隨主詞變化:my、his、its。常與 just 或 barely 連用。

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