"box into a corner" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逼到绝境
• 让...无路可退

Definition

让某人处于没有好的选择或出路的困境，通常是限制了他们的选择或可能性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为非正式、比喻用法。常出现在冲突、协商或困境中，多用于“box someone into a corner”。不要按字面理解，不是真的指一个物理角落。与“back into a corner”类似，但“box”强调有意限制。

Examples

The tough questions boxed him into a corner.

那些刁难的问题把他**逼到绝境**了。

If you box me into a corner, I can’t help you.

如果你**逼我到绝境**，我就帮不了你。

The contract boxed the company into a corner.

合同把公司**逼到绝境**了。

She felt totally boxed into a corner by her parents' expectations.

她觉得父母的期望把她**逼到绝境**了。

Don’t try to box your team into a corner with impossible deadlines.

不要用不可能的截止日期**逼你的团队到绝境**。

Politicians sometimes box themselves into a corner by making promises they can't keep.

政客有时承诺做不到的事，把自己**逼到绝境**。