孤立无援 (gū lì wú yuán) — isolated and cut off from help; left high and dry
Definition
A four-character idiom (成语) meaning alone with no one to help — typically used in crisis situations like battle or international affairs, not casual loneliness.
idiom
isolated and cut off from helpleft high and dry
Examples
- ，孤立无援，。Zài zhàn chǎng shàng, nà ge bù duì gū lì wú yuán, zhǐ néng kào zì jǐ tū wéi.On the battlefield, that unit was isolated and without help, and could only break out on its own.
- ，孤立无援，。Tā yīn wèi xìng gé gū pì, zài gōng sī lǐ gū lì wú yuán, méi yǒu yí gè rén yuàn yì bāng tā.Because of his unsociable personality, he was isolated and without help in the company — no one was willing to help him.
- 孤立无援，。Zhè ge guó jiā zài guó jì shàng gū lì wú yuán, bù dé bù xún qiú xīn de méng yǒu.This country was isolated and cut off from help internationally, and had to seek new allies.
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