"in at the deep end" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被推入深水区（比喻毫无准备地面对挑战）

Definition

在毫无准备的情况下被置于困难的处境，尤其是开始新工作或任务时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，多用于描述突然面临重大挑战时。常和“被扔进深水区”等比喻搭配，用于新环境、新工作等场合。

Examples

On my first day, they put me in at the deep end.

刚上班第一天，他们就把我**推入了深水区**。

He was in at the deep end with his new responsibilities.

他因为新的责任而**被推入深水区**。

Starting medical school was like being in at the deep end.

开始医学院就像**被推入深水区**。

I felt completely lost, like I'd been thrown in at the deep end.

我完全不知所措，就像**被扔进深水区**一样。

They don't give much training here—you just go in at the deep end and figure it out.

这里几乎不培训——你直接**被推入深水区**，自己摸索。

Moving to a new country was really going in at the deep end for me.

对我来说，搬到一个新国家真的是**被推入深水区**。