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狼狈 (狼狽)

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

狼狈 [lángbèi]
  1. 1. in a difficult position; in a tight corner
    狼狈逃窜
    flee in panic; flee helter-skelter
    陷于狼狈境地
    find oneself in a fix; be caught in a dilemma (or quandary)
    显出一副狼狈
    cut a sorry figure
    被训后,他的表情很狼狈
    狼狈地离开了酒席。
    他的狼狈相让领导很生气。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

狼狈 [lángbèi]
  1. 1. 形容困顿、窘迫,进退两难
    狼狈逃窜
    狼狈不堪。

Examples

处于狼狈的境地
be in a sorry plight; be in a predicament 境地
狼狈逃窜
flee in panic; flee helter-skelter 狼狈
陷于狼狈境地
find oneself in a fix; be caught in a dilemma (or quandary) 狼狈
敌军狼狈逃窜。
The enemy troops fled helter-skelter. 逃窜
狼狈万分地逃跑了。 万分
敌人抛下了几具死尸,狼狈地逃走了。
你看看你自己,狼狈成什么样了! 看看
被训后,他的表情很狼狈 狼狈
狼狈地离开了酒席。 狼狈
他的狼狈相让领导很生气。 狼狈

Collocations

狼狈
really in a difficult position
处境狼狈
distressful circumstances
狼狈
mutual distress
狼狈不堪
too distressed to bear

Word Decomposition


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