come to a pretty pass

come to a pretty pass

美 　英

• na.陷入很困難的處境；變得很尷尬
• 網絡陷入困境；情況危急；變得很糟

英漢解釋

na.	1. 陷入很困難的處境;變得很尷尬

例句

Things have come to a pretty pass when the children have to prepare their own meals.

要孩子自己動手做飯，事情就一塌糊涂了。

Events have come to a pretty pass when a king must cower in his castle, but cower I must.

現在已經不是國王躲在城堡里的時代了，但是我必須躲起來。

Things have come to a pretty pass it you can't even light a bonfire without all the neighbours complaining.

甚至連你們點燃篝火鄰居都會抱怨的話，事情是有些麻煩了。

It's come to a pretty pass when low-income people can earn more from living subside than from work.

當吃低保比干活掙錢還多時，那就糟了。

When a father signs off a letter to his daughter, "Yours Sincerely, " things have come to a pretty pass.

當一位父親在寫給女兒的信中以“您真誠的”（YoursSincerely）落款時，事情就已經變得一團糟了。