over a barrel

over a barrel读音音标

英 [ˈəuvə ə ˈbærəl]

美 [ˈovɚ e ˈbærəl]

over a barrel意思解释

释义

处于不利地位；

双语例句

During the negotiations the opposing faction had us over a barrel.在谈判中，那个对抗的派别使我们一筹莫展John had Bob over a barrel because the latter owed him money.鲍勃什么都得听约翰的，因为他欠约翰的钱。