be left high and dry

常見例句

Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.
較有名氣的學校將會收到如潮水涌至般的申請，而差一些的學校則會陷入招生困境。
Developed countries worry about being left high and dry, but the biggest effects will be felt in China itself, says Edward McBride.
發(fā)達國家擔心（），但是，中國本身將更能感受到它的影響?！睈鄣氯A說。
Despite the current economic downturn, we should try not to be left high and dry in our daily lives.
雖然目前經濟衰退，我們日常生活不該處于無援境地。

But a nominee beloved by the party faithful in 2012 could be left high and dry by the more centrist electorate typical of a presidential election year.
NPR: 2012: Economy, GOP Set Tone Of Presidential Race
Ford won't be left entirely high and dry if tastes trend back to bigger cars.
FORBES: Magazine Article