A sitting duck 瓮中之鳖
2023-05-07 17:30:47 每日学英语
a sitting duck可不是“坐着的鸭子”,而真实含义是“瓮中之鳖;容易被打击的对象;易捕获的猎物”。
【例句】
Without our help, you would be a sitting duck.
要不是我们帮忙,你早成瓮中之鳖了。
With their bullets all gone, the soldiers were sitting ducks for the enemy.
子弹耗尽,士兵们成了敌人的瓮中之鳖。