"up a creek" 怎么发音
expression
UHP-uh-KREEK
UP-uh-KREEK
释义
To be in a difficult or troublesome situation, especially one with no easy solution.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈəp/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɹik
英式英语
ˈʌp/ /æɪ/ /kɹˈiːk
简化发音
美式
UHP-uh-KREEK
英式
UP-uh-KREEK
语境中听
If we lose our map, we'll be up a creek.
Without help, we're really up a creek.
She's up a creek after forgetting her homework.
My phone died and I was lost—totally up a creek.