"drive to the wall" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逼到绝境
• 逼到极限

Definition

把某人逼到非常困难的境地，让他情感、精神或经济上达到极限。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于成语，较为书面或正式，多在书面语或描述性语境中出现。常见被动用法 ‘driven to the wall’。不要和 'drive up the wall'（使人生气）混淆。

Examples

Rising costs drive small businesses to the wall.

成本上升**逼小企业到绝境**。

Years of stress finally drove her to the wall.

多年的压力最终**把她逼到绝境**。

Debt can drive people to the wall if they are not careful.

如果不小心，债务可能**逼人到绝境**。

Competition from big companies is really driving us to the wall.

大型公司的竞争真的**把我们逼到绝境**。

He felt driven to the wall by constant criticism at work.

他因为工作中不断被批评而**感到被逼到绝境**。

When the bank refused to help, we were driven to the wall.

银行拒绝帮助时，我们**被逼到绝境**。