leave someone high and dry使……孤立无援（困境）；把……推向深渊
To leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave someone helpless.
The project evaporated and Harry was left high and dry.
那个项目逐渐叫停，哈里陷入了困境。
Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.
较有名气的学校将会收到如潮水涌至般的申请，而差一些的学校则会陷入招生困境。
When you go away, I'll be left high and dry.
你一走，我们就陷入孤立无援。
They took all the money and left us high and dry.
他们拿走所有的钱而使我们陷入困境。
When the factory closed down, the workers were left high and dry.
工厂倒闭后，工人们就陷入了困境。
All my workers quit and left me high and dry.
我所有的工人都辞职了，我陷入了孤立无援。
All the children ran away and left John high and dry to take the blame for the broken window.
所有的孩子都跑了，只留下约翰独自承担打碎窗户玻璃的责备的孤立无援之中。
Even though I was tired during the game, I did my best not to leave my teammates high and dry.
我虽然在比赛时感到疲累，还是尽力不让队友陷入困境。
