| 单词 | ↑Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences |
| 释义 | ↑Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences — Thesaurus+: LEVEL 4 SL ↑♯ Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences (172) in total 1. (the) shit hits the fan (ALSO the shit flies) offensive ⇒ ↑(the) shit hits the fan 2. Hobson's choice noun [U] ⇒ ↑Hobson's choice 3. Pandora's box noun [S] ⇒ ↑Pandora's box 4. a (heavy) cross to bear ⇒ ↑a (heavy) cross to bear 5. a cloud on the horizon ⇒ ↑a cloud on the horizon 6. a fate worse than death INFORMAL HUMOROUS ⇒ ↑a fate worse than death 7. a hard/tough row to hoe US ⇒ ↑a hard/tough row to hoe 8. a knockout blow ⇒ ↑a knockout blow 9. a narrow squeak UK INFORMAL ⇒ ↑a narrow squeak 10. a pretty pass OLD-FASHIONED ⇒ ↑a pretty pass 11. a pretty/fine kettle of fish OLD-FASHIONED ⇒ ↑a pretty/fine kettle of fish 12. a rough ride ⇒ ↑a rough ride 13. a rum do UK OLD-FASHIONED ⇒ ↑a rum do 14. a torrid time UK ⇒ ↑a torrid time 15. abyss noun [C usually singular] (BAD SITUATION) ⇒ ↑abyss 16. accident noun [C] ⇒ ↑accident 17. accidental adjective ⇒ ↑accidental 18. accidentally on purpose ⇒ ↑accidentally on purpose 19. accidentally adverb ⇒ ↑accidentally 20. accidents will happen SAYING ⇒ ↑accidents will happen 21. adversity noun [U or C] ⇒ ↑adversity 22. an accident waiting to happen ⇒ ↑an accident waiting to happen 23. an elephant in the room INFORMAL ⇒ ↑an elephant in the room 24. at worst ⇒ ↑at worst 25. baˈnana ˌskin noun [C] UK INFORMAL ⇒ ↑banana skin :: 2 × Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences :: 2 × Accidents and disasters 26. be curtains for sb INFORMAL ⇒ ↑be curtains for sb 27. be in a (pretty/right) pickle OLD-FASHIONED ⇒ ↑be in a (pretty/right) pickle 28. be in a hole UK INFORMAL ⇒ ↑be in a hole 29. be in a tight corner/spot ⇒ ↑be in a tight corner/spot 30. bed of nails ⇒ ↑bed of nails 31. bind noun [S] INFORMAL ⇒ ↑bind 32. burden noun [C] ⇒ ↑burden 33. calamity noun [C] ⇒ ↑calamity 34. can of worms INFORMAL ⇒ ↑can of worms 35. cataclysm noun [C] LITERARY ⇒ ↑cataclysm 36. catastrophe noun [C] ⇒ ↑catastrophe :: 2 × Failures :: 2 × Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences :: 2 × Accidents and disasters 37. catch-22 noun [S or U] ⇒ ↑catch-22 38. cesspit noun [C] ⇒ ↑cesspit 39. challenge noun [C or U] (DIFFICULT JOB) ⇒ ↑challenge 40. checkmate noun [U] ⇒ ↑checkmate 41. cow noun [S] AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH INFORMAL (UNPLEASANT THING) ⇒ ↑cow 42. crime noun ⇒ ↑crime :: 2 × Crime - general words 43. crisis noun ⇒ ↑crisis :: 2 × Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences :: 2 × Accidents and disasters 44. cul-de-sac noun [C] ⇒ ↑cul-de-sac 45. curse noun [C] (TROUBLE) ⇒ ↑curse 46. deadlock noun (SITUATION) ⇒ ↑deadlock 47. debacle noun [C] ⇒ ↑debacle 48. dilemma noun [C] ⇒ ↑dilemma 49. disaster noun [C or U] ⇒ ↑disaster 50. disastrous adjective ⇒ ↑disastrous 51. diˈsaster ˌarea noun ⇒ ↑disaster area 52. double whammy noun [C usually singular] INFORMAL ⇒ ↑double whammy 53. downer noun [C usually singular] INFORMAL (EXPERIENCE) ⇒ ↑downer 54. emergence noun [U] (APPEARING) ⇒ ↑emergence 55. emergency noun [C or U] ⇒ ↑emergency 56. epidemic noun [C usually singular] (PROBLEM) ⇒ ↑epidemic 57. eventuality noun [C] ⇒ ↑eventuality 58. fix noun [C usually singular] INFORMAL (AWKWARD SITUATION) ⇒ ↑fix 59. gridlock noun [U] ⇒ ↑gridlock 60. have sb over a barrel INFORMAL ⇒ ↑have sb over a barrel 61. have a bumpy ride INFORMAL ⇒ ↑have a bumpy ride 62. hell on earth INFORMAL ⇒ ↑hell on earth 63. holocaust noun [C] ⇒ ↑holocaust 64. how do you do OLD-FASHIONED ⇒ ↑how do you do 65. if the worst comes to the worst UK (US if worse/worst comes to worst) ⇒ ↑if the worst comes to the worst 66. imbroglio noun [C] FORMAL ⇒ ↑imbroglio 67. impasse noun [U] ⇒ ↑impasse 68. infamy noun FORMAL ⇒ ↑infamy 69. invasion noun [C or U] ⇒ ↑invasion 70. it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) SAYING ⇒ ↑it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) 71. jam noun [S] INFORMAL (DIFFICULT SITUATION) ⇒ ↑jam 72. let the genie out of the bottle ⇒ ↑let the genie out of the bottle 73. load noun (AMOUNT TO DO) ⇒ ↑load 74. low noun ⇒ ↑low 75. make sb's skin crawl ⇒ ↑make sb's skin crawl 76. meltdown noun [C or U] (NUCLEAR) ⇒ ↑meltdown 77. mess noun (PROBLEMS) ⇒ ↑mess :: 2 × Accidents and disasters 78. miasma noun [C] LITERARY (UNPLEASANT FEELING) ⇒ ↑miasma 79. mire noun [S] LITERARY (BAD SITUATION) ⇒ ↑mire 80. misadventure noun [C] LITERARY ⇒ ↑misadventure 81. mishap noun [C or U] ⇒ ↑mishap 82. morass noun [C usually singular] (COMPLICATED SITUATION) ⇒ ↑morass 83. nightmare noun [C] ⇒ ↑nightmare 84. one of those days ⇒ ↑one of those days 85. ordeal noun [C] ⇒ ↑ordeal 86. pall noun (CLOUD) ⇒ ↑pall 87. pass noun [S] (BAD SITUATION) ⇒ ↑pass 88. pestilence noun ⇒ ↑pestilence 89. pothole noun [C] (PROBLEM) ⇒ ↑pothole 90. precipice noun [C] ⇒ ↑precipice 91. predicament noun [C] FORMAL ⇒ ↑predicament 92. prison noun ⇒ ↑prison 93. problem noun [C] ⇒ ↑problem 94. purgatory noun [U] ⇒ ↑purgatory 95. quagmire noun [C] ⇒ ↑quagmire 96. reversal noun [C] ⇒ ↑reversal :: 2 × Accidents and disasters 97. rub salt in/into the wound ⇒ ↑rub salt in/into the wound 98. scrape noun [C] INFORMAL (SITUATION) ⇒ ↑scrape 99. snafu noun [C] US INFORMAL ⇒ ↑snafu 100. stalemate noun [C or U] ⇒ ↑stalemate 101. standoff noun [C] ⇒ ↑standoff 102. stench noun ⇒ ↑stench 103. the devil to pay OLD-FASHIONED ⇒ ↑the devil to pay 104. the final/last straw (ALSO the straw that breaks the camel's back) ⇒ ↑the final/last straw 105. the hard way ⇒ ↑the hard way 106. throw (sb) a curve (ball) MAINLY US AND AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH INFORMAL ⇒ ↑throw (sb) a curve (ball) 107. tip of the iceberg ⇒ ↑tip of the iceberg 108. to crown it all UK INFORMAL ⇒ ↑to crown it all 109. torture noun ⇒ ↑torture 110. toxic adjective (UNPLEASANT) ⇒ ↑toxic 111. tragedy noun [C or U] ⇒ ↑tragedy 112. travails noun [plural] OLD-FASHIONED OR LITERARY ⇒ ↑travails 113. trials and tribulations LITERARY OR HUMOROUS ⇒ ↑trials and tribulations 114. tribulation noun [C or U] FORMAL ⇒ ↑tribulation 115. trouble noun (DIFFICULTIES) ⇒ ↑trouble :: 2 × Preventing and impeding :: 2 × Difficult things and people :: 2 × Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences :: 2 × Accidents and disasters 116. vortex noun ⇒ ↑vortex 117. when the chips are down INFORMAL ⇒ ↑when the chips are down 118. when the going gets rough/tough ⇒ ↑when the going gets rough/tough 119. wrong adjective (NOT SUITABLE) ⇒ ↑wrong :: 2 × Unsuitable and unacceptable 120. you could cut the atmosphere with a knife ⇒ ↑you could cut the atmosphere with a knife 121. ˈcarry-on noun [S] UK INFORMAL (BEHAVIOUR) ⇒ ↑carry-on 122. ˈfeeding ˌfrenzy noun [C] ⇒ ↑feeding frenzy 123. ˈhornet's ˌnest noun [C usually singular] ⇒ ↑hornet's nest 124. ˈjuggling ˌact noun [S] ⇒ ↑juggling act 125. ˈpowder ˌkeg noun [C] ⇒ ↑powder keg 126. ˈpressure ˌpoint noun [C] (SITUATION) ⇒ ↑pressure point 127. ˈroller ˌcoaster noun ⇒ ↑roller coaster 128. ˈtime ˌbomb noun [C usually singular] (DIFFICULT SITUATION) ⇒ ↑time bomb 129. ˈtrouble ˌspot noun [C] ⇒ ↑trouble spot 130. ˌbad ˈhair ˌday noun [C] INFORMAL ⇒ ↑bad hair day 131. ˌbottomless ˈpit noun [C usually singular] ⇒ ↑bottomless pit 132. ˌclose ˈshave noun [C] (ALSO ˌclose ˈcall) ⇒ ↑close shave 133. ˌdead ˈend noun ⇒ ↑dead end 134. ˌdouble ˈbind noun [C usually singular] ⇒ ↑double bind 135. ˌdouble ˈtrouble noun [U] INFORMAL ⇒ ↑double trouble 136. ˌone-ˈtwo ˌpunch noun [usually S] US ⇒ ↑one-two punch 137. ˌrock ˈbottom noun [U] INFORMAL (UNHAPPY) ⇒ ↑rock bottom 138. ˌsticky ˈwicket noun [C usually singular] UK ⇒ ↑sticky wicket 139. ˌvicious ˈcircle noun [S] ⇒ ↑vicious circle 140. ˌworst-case sceˈnario noun [S] ⇒ ↑worst-case scenario 141. a brush with sth ⇒ ↑a brush with sth :: 2 × Accidents and disasters 142. a brush with sth ⇒ ↑brush :: 2 × Accidents and disasters 143. a shock to the system ⇒ ↑a shock to the system 144. a shock to the system ⇒ ↑shock 145. be in a cleft stick ⇒ ↑be in a cleft stick 146. be in a cleft stick ⇒ ↑cleft stick 147. by accident ⇒ ↑accident 148. by accident ⇒ ↑by accident 149. death by misadventure UK LEGAL ⇒ ↑death by misadventure 150. death by misadventure UK LEGAL ⇒ ↑misadventure 151. in the throes of sth ⇒ ↑in the throes of sth 152. in the throes of sth ⇒ ↑throes 153. straits [plural] ⇒ ↑strait 154. straits [plural] ⇒ ↑straits 155. the crunch [S] INFORMAL ⇒ ↑crunch 156. the crunch [S] INFORMAL ⇒ ↑the crunch 157. the matter A2 [S] ⇒ ↑matter 158. the matter A2 [S] ⇒ ↑the matter 159. the rigours of sth ⇒ ↑rigour 160. the rigours of sth ⇒ ↑the rigours of sth 161. woes [plural] FORMAL ⇒ ↑woe 162. woes [plural] FORMAL ⇒ ↑woes 163. calamitous adjective ⇒ ↑calamitous 164. calamitous adjective ⇒ ↑calamity 165. calamitously adverb ⇒ ↑calamitously 166. calamitously adverb ⇒ ↑calamity 167. cataclysmic adjective ⇒ ↑cataclysm 168. cataclysmic adjective ⇒ ↑cataclysmic 169. catastrophic adjective ⇒ ↑catastrophe 170. catastrophic adjective ⇒ ↑catastrophic 171. disastrously adverb ⇒ ↑disastrous 172. disastrously adverb ⇒ ↑disastrously |
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