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焦头烂额jiāo tóu làn ébe badly (/severely)battered; beat sb’s head off; be badly beaten (/trounced); in a sorry plight; in a terrible fix; utterly exhausted from overwork (/anxiety)
❍ 因为有了那场‘防御战’，在敌人阵营里并没有损得分毫，把自己却弄得一个～，在自己的本阵营里也崩溃了一角。(郭沫若《革命春秋·创造十年》) Due to the‘battle of defence’，the enemy suffered no losses in its camp,whereas we ourselves were utterly exhausted,and,as a result,part of our camp collapsed.
❍ 那时问题成堆，弄得他～。At that time,he was in a sorry plight,weighed down by numerous troublesome problems. 焦头烂额badly battered;in a sorry plight;in a terrible fix 焦头烂额jiāo tóu làn é原指救火时被烧伤头部的情形。比喻境遇恶劣，无暇应付。in a terrible fix, in a sorry plight, be bruised and battered |