瓮中之鳖 (wèng zhōng) — someone or something completely trapped with no way out; a sure catch
定義
A 成语 from the image of a turtle trapped in a jar: someone caught in a hopeless situation with no escape. Used figuratively for a person (or thing) that is completely cornered.
noun
someone or something completely trapped with no way outa sure catch
例文
- ,瓮中之鳖。Dí rén yǐ jīng bèi bāo wéi le, chéng le wèng zhōng.The enemy has been surrounded and is now trapped like a turtle in a jar.
- ,瓮中之鳖。Jǐng fāng shè xià mái fú, xiǎo tōu chéng le wèng zhōng.The police set an ambush, and the thief was caught like a turtle in a jar.
- ,,瓮中之鳖。Tā de gōng sī pò chǎn hòu, zhài wù chán shēn, jiǎn zhí chéng le wèng zhōng.After his company went bankrupt, he was mired in debt, completely trapped with no way out.
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