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单词 beam-ends
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
beam-ends  (bēm′endz′),USA pronunciation n.pl. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel.
  2. Nautical, Naval Terms, Idioms on her beam-ends, heeled so far on one side that the deck is practically vertical:The schooner was blown over on her beam-ends.
  3. Idioms on one's or the beam-ends, [Slang.]in desperate straits, esp. financial straits.
Also, on the beam's ends. 
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
beam-ends pl n
  1. the ends of a vessel's beams
  2. on one's beam-ends ⇒ out of resources; destitute
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