1·They hauled away on the ropes.
他们一直在用绳子拉。
2·Emotionally, physically, and financially I was on the ropes.
我在感情上、身体上和经济上都快支持不住了。
3·They're nearly doubled their market share and we're on the ropes.
最近他们的市场占有率更是增长了一倍，我们的情况很不利。
4·I had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the ropes tied to the sled.
我掉进了一个洞里，悬挂在连着雪橇的绳子上。
5·By repeatedly undercutting his price, his competitions soon had him on the ropes.
竞争者们一再削价与他抢生意，很快就逼得他走投无路了。
6·After his three-year-old marriage broke up, he is almost on the ropes these days.
当他结束了3年的婚姻后，这几天他几近崩贵。
7·In a remarkable fight, Ali stayed on the ropes, letting Foreman punch himself out.
在一场万众瞩目的比赛中，阿里待在围绳边，让福尔曼 痛殴 他。
8·They were on the ropes, but they didn't fold, and that is why they are a great team.
因为他们一直在防守，但是他们并没有放弃，那就是他们之所以是一支伟大的球队。
9·The sails are not responding to our pull on the ropes; the fastenings must got twisted somehow.
现在我们用绳索拉不动风帆，一定是有些扣拴不知怎么地被扭曲了。
10·The firm was really on the ropes. Besides the heavy debts, it also lost the trust among its employees.
这个公司处于岌岌可危之中。除了债台高筑，它正在失去其员工的信任。