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.
这场生态危机的首个受害者可能会是湄公河大鲶，它们已经命悬一线多年。
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杂店的大部分生意都抢跑了，所以他的小店很快就破了产。
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.
然而银行存在着不撞南墙不回头的心理，那么如果房价随后会更夸张地下跌，银行股票将会彻底崩溃。

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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