high and dry

基本解釋

Most scientists think East Antarctica is stable, because it is high and dry, meaning a temperature rise of a few degrees will cause no melting.
大多數科學家認爲南極東部是穩(wěn)定的，因爲那裡高而乾燥，幾度的溫度陞高不會導致融化。
So high and dry is Paranal in Chile, and so clear its night skies, that the European Southern Observatory set up its aptly named Very Large Telescope in the area...
智力的帕拉納高又乾燥，而夜空十分清晰，爲此南歐天文臺在此設下了名副其實的“很大天文望遠鏡”……
Don't wait until outsourcing leaves you high and dry; take steps now to plan for contingencies.
不要等到外包讓你処境艱難時才著急；從現在開始便採取措施以防意外。

Slowly the area became what visitors see today -- a dry land of high flat mesa tops and deep canyons formed through thousands of years by flowing rivers.

Ford won't be left entirely high and dry if tastes trend back to bigger cars.
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As ASUS always does, we're left high and dry when it comes to pricing and availability.
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Some actors will refuse to approve their likeness, which leaves you high and dry.
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