in rather a hole

常见例句

Having lost my money puts me in rather a hole.
丢了钱使我陷入相当大困境。
Much of it has come from people in developing countries who want a stable hidey-hole for their money rather than to escape the taxman.
这些现金大多来自发展中国家的人，这些人想把它们的钱财放在一个稳定的“藏身之处”，而不是为了逃避税收检查员。
" The term "black hole" is widespread, even though it does not refer to a hole in the usual sense, but rather a region of space from which nothing can return.
所谓“黑洞”是广义的，即使以通常理解它不表示一个洞，而是没有东西能返回的一个空间区域。
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