in a ˈhole(informal)in a difficult situation处于困境He had got himself into a hole and it was going to be difficult to get out of it.他使自己陷入了困境，难以摆脱。in a hole〈口语〉陷入困境：Neighbours all come to help that old man who is in a hole，he is sick and he has no children to wait upon him.邻居们都来帮助那位陷入困境的老人，他生病了，也没有儿女来伺候他。 |