英语词组when the chips are down是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	when the chips are down
释义	●when the chips are ˈdown (informal) when the situation is urgent and action must be taken 在危急关头；在关键时刻◆Nobody wanted a war but when the chips were down and the enemy was ready to attack, everyone volunteered to defend their homeland. 没人想打仗，可是在敌人将要进攻的危急关头，人人都自告奋勇保卫自己的祖国。 NOTE This idiom refers to the use of chips (= small flat pieces of plastic) to represent money when gambling. 这个习语原指赌博时使用 chips （筹码）代替钱。
随便看	be brothers under the skin be built like a brick shithouse be built like a tank be bulging at the seams be bulging at the seams with sth be burnt worn etc. to a frazzle be bursting at the seams be bursting at the seams with sth be bursting/bulging at the seams (with sth) be bursting to do sth be carried away be carved in stone be carved/set in stone (be caught/freeze like) a deer in the headlights be (caught) in a cleft stick be caught in a cleft stick be caught in the crossfire be caught like a deer in the headlights (be caught like) a rabbit in the headlights be caught like a rabbit in the headlights be caught short be caught/taken short be chafing at the bit be champing at the bit be champing/chomping at the bit

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