"deep water" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 深水
• 陷入困境（比喻）

Definition

“Deep water”字面意思是離水面很遠的水。引申為形容一個難以脫身的困難或危險處境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

作為成語，“be in deep water”指陷入麻煩或複雜情況。常見用法有“in deep water”或“get into deep water”，可在正式或非正式場合使用。不要和水的實際深度混淆。

Examples

The lake has very deep water near the middle.

湖中央有很**深的水**。

Be careful, you are swimming in deep water.

小心，你在**深水**裡游泳。

He fell into deep water and needed help.

他掉進了**深水**，需要幫助。

After lying on his resume, Tom is now in deep water at work.

湯姆在履歷上撒謊後，現在在工作中**陷入困境**了。

If we don't pay our bills soon, we'll be in deep water.

如果我們不盡快還帳，就會**陷入困境**。

She didn't study for the exam and now she's in deep water.

她沒複習考試，現在**很麻煩**。