Between scylla and charybdis
腹背受敌, 进退两难
🧩 词语组成解析
between
[bɪ'twin]
prep. 在…之间;私下，暗中;在…中任择其一;来往于…之间;
adv. 当中，中间;
n. 锡拉岩礁（靠近意大利一边的危险岩石）
and
[ənd, ən,ænd]
conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;
n. [希神]卡律布迪斯
🗣️ 情景例句
It's six o'clock.
已经六点了。
What year is this?
今年是哪一年？
I was doing some exercises on the high-and-low bars. When I landed, I fell forward and hurt myself. Someone was standing too close and I knocked into him and fell over onto my shoulder.
我当时在高低杠上练习。落地时向前摔倒受了伤。有人站的离我太近，我撞在他身上，跌了一跤，肩膀也受了伤。