英语词组in a bind是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

in a bind and in a jam

Theme: DIFFICULTY

in a tight or difficult situation; stuck on a problem. (In can be replaced with into to show movement toward or into the state described by bind or jam. Especially get into. See the examples.)

I'm in a bind. I owe a lot of money.Whenever I get into a jam, I ask my supervisor for help.When things get busy around here, we get in a bind. We could use another helper.

in a bind

In a particularly difficult or awkward situation, especially one that is not easy to resolve or escape. I'm going to in quite a bind if this loan isn't approved. Sorry I'm late, Fred was in a bind and needed me to drive him home.

*in a bind

and *in a jam

Fig. in a tight or difficult situation; stuck on a problem. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; find oneself ~.) I'm in a bind. I owe a lot of money. Whenever I get into a jam, I ask my supervisor for help. When things get busy around here, we get in a bind. We could use another helper.

in a bind

Also, in a box or hole or jam or tight corner or tight spot . In a difficult, threatening, or embarrassing position; also, unable to solve a dilemma. For example, He's put us in a bind: we can't refuse, but at the same time we can't fill the order, or Jim's in a box; he can't afford to pay what he owes us, or He quit without giving notice and now we're really in a hole, or We always end up in a jam during the holiday season, or He's in a tight corner with those new customers, or We'll be in a tight spot unless we can find another thousand dollars. All these colloquial terms allude to places from which one can't easily extricate oneself. The phrase using bind was first recorded in 1851; box, 1865; jam, 1914; tight spot, 1852. Also see in a fix.

in a ˈbind

(American English) in a difficult situation that you do not know how to get out of: I’d be in a bind without a car. I drive everywhere these days.

in a bind

In a difficult or embarrassing position; also, unable to solve a problem. First recorded in 1851, the term alludes to being bound up and hence unable to function. For example, “With donations failing to come in, the opera company found itself in a bind.” There are numerous synonyms for the expression, the most common of which today are in a hole, in a jam, in a tight corner, in a tight spot, in a fix. See also in a pickle; in a pinch.

词组	in a bind
释义	Idiom in a bind and in a jam Theme: DIFFICULTY in a tight or difficult situation; stuck on a problem. (In can be replaced with into to show movement toward or into the state described by bind or jam. Especially get into. See the examples.) I'm in a bind. I owe a lot of money.Whenever I get into a jam, I ask my supervisor for help.When things get busy around here, we get in a bind. We could use another helper. Idiom in a bind forced to deal with a difficult situation. Ashworth felt he was in a bind, with two completely different sets of directions he was supposed to follow. Related vocabulary: put someone/something in a hole, in a tight spot in a bind In a particularly difficult or awkward situation, especially one that is not easy to resolve or escape. I'm going to in quite a bind if this loan isn't approved. Sorry I'm late, Fred was in a bind and needed me to drive him home. in a bind and in a jam Fig. in a tight or difficult situation; stuck on a problem. (Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; find* oneself ~.) I'm in a bind. I owe a lot of money. Whenever I get into a jam, I ask my supervisor for help. When things get busy around here, we get in a bind. We could use another helper. in a bind Also, in a box or hole or jam or tight corner or tight spot . In a difficult, threatening, or embarrassing position; also, unable to solve a dilemma. For example, He's put us in a bind: we can't refuse, but at the same time we can't fill the order, or Jim's in a box; he can't afford to pay what he owes us, or He quit without giving notice and now we're really in a hole, or We always end up in a jam during the holiday season, or He's in a tight corner with those new customers, or We'll be in a tight spot unless we can find another thousand dollars. All these colloquial terms allude to places from which one can't easily extricate oneself. The phrase using bind was first recorded in 1851; box, 1865; jam, 1914; tight spot, 1852. Also see in a fix. in a ˈbind (American English) in a difficult situation that you do not know how to get out of: I’d be in a bind without a car. I drive everywhere these days. in a bind In a difficult or embarrassing position; also, unable to solve a problem. First recorded in 1851, the term alludes to being bound up and hence unable to function. For example, “With donations failing to come in, the opera company found itself in a bind.” There are numerous synonyms for the expression, the most common of which today are in a hole, in a jam, in a tight corner, in a tight spot, in a fix. See also in a pickle; in a pinch.
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