英和和英

読み方 くきょう

名詞

Distressed circumstances; distress; trouble; difficulties; a scrape; a crisis

用例

• 苦境に陥る
  to get into trouble―get into difficulties―get into a serape

• 彼は苦境に陥っている
  He is in trouble―in distress―in difficulties―in a fix―in a cleft stick―in a tight box―in a nice pickle―in hot water―in deep water.
• 借金をして苦境に陥っている
  He is in difficulties―in pecuniary difficulties.
• 僕が苦境に陥った時に彼が助けてくれた
  He once helped me out of my difficulties.
• 日本は苦境を通過しつつある
  Japan is passing through a crisis.