水深火热: the water is deep and the fire is hot.; be in deep distress; be plunged into dire suffering; be plunged into the [an] abyss of misery; deep water and scorching fire -- an abyss of sufferin
困境: difficult position; predicament; straits; dilemma; on the horns of a dilemma; plight 短语和例子摆脱困境 extricate oneself from a difficult position; 陷于困境 find oneself in a tight corner; land onesel
