on the ropes

基本解释

The first victim of an ecological crisis could be the Mekong giant catfish, which has been on the ropes for years.
這場生態危機的首個受害者可能會是湄公河大鯰，它們已經命懸一線多年。
The new supermarket took most of the business from Mr.Thomas’s grocery, and the little store was soon on the ropes.
新建的超市把姆斯先生小襍店的大部分生意都搶跑了，所以他的小店很快就破了産。
Yet the banks might not take part until they were on the ropes and, if house prices later fell dramatically more, the value of the banks’ shares would collapse.
然而銀行存在著不撞南牆不廻頭的心理，那麽如果房價隨後會更誇張地下跌，銀行股票將會徹底崩潰。

For example, you might see a W.W.E.wrestler jump off the ropes and land on top of his opponent.

Not long ago, the DPP, as her opposition party is known, was on the ropes.
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It is an incredible turnaround for an industry that looked to be on the ropes.
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On the other hand a company on the ropes may form a superb investment.
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