| 释义 |
leave sb in the lurchidiom(left, left) (informal, disapproving) to fail to help sb when they are relying on you to do so（在别人需要帮助时）弃之不顾◆i'm sorry to leave you in the lurch but i can't do the presentation with you this afternoon.我很抱歉丢下你不管，可今天下午我不能和你一起做简报会。◆she felt she had been left in the lurch by all her colleagues.她觉得自己被所有同事丢下不管了。ⓘ to leave sb in the lurch is like letting sb down very badly: it does not just disappoint sb, but puts them in a very difficult position. * leave sb in the lurch 的含义接近于 let sb down，但程度更甚，不仅令人失望，而且使人处境艰难。 |