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走投无路

zǒu tóu wú lù

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to be at an impasse (idiom)
  • in a tight spot
  • at the end of one's rope
  • desperate

Definition

形容无路可走，陷入绝境。

To have no way out; to be in a desperate situation.

Usage

通常用来描述某人或某团体处于困境，没有任何出路或解决办法。

Typically used to describe a person or group in a predicament with no solution or escape.

Examples

  • 1 他因为赌博欠下巨债，已经走投无路了。（He has run up huge debts from gambling and is at his wit's end.）
  • 2 这家公司面临破产，员工们都感到走投无路。（The company is facing bankruptcy, and the employees feel they have no way out.）
  • 3 在走投无路的情况下，他只好向朋友求助。（Having no other options, he had to turn to his friends for help.）
  • 4 犯罪分子被警察包围，走投无路，只得投降。（The criminals were surrounded by police, with no escape, and had to surrender.）
  • 5 她走投无路时，总会想起家人的鼓励。（When she is in a desperate situation, she always thinks of her family's encouragement.）

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