be in a bind

But even if workers expected inflation to let rip, they would be in a bind.

但即使工人预期通胀会恶化，他们也无能为力。

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If your loanee does get in a bind, a best friend or family member is going to be relegated to the end of the payback line, "behind the mortgage company, the credit cards, the auto loans, etc.," says Ellis.

他认为，如果债务人真的陷入困境，那么好朋友或亲人的还款时间可以推到最后期限，“在对方还完房贷，信用卡和汽车贷款等之后”。

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Women are caught in a double bind, marginalised in the community if they are not wives and mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are.

女性陷入了两难境地，如果她不为人妻为人母就会被社会边缘化，如果她为人妻为人母就会承受成为完美的妻子和母亲的巨大压力。

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

If a directory/ tmp/ priv/ USER exists, then that directory will be bind mounted over/ tmp in the user's private namespace.

如果/tmp/priv/USER目录存在，那么这个目录将被绑定挂载在用户的私有名称空间中的/tmp上。

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If this happens, the government will be in a bind.

如果发生这种情况，政府将陷入困境。

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If a fuel-efficiency bill reaches his desk, Bush could be in a bind& caught between auto lobbyists ( his chief of staff used to be one) and his concern for energy security.

如果一份有关燃料效率的议案送到布什的案头，他会进退两难&夹在汽车企业的说客（他的参谋长就是其中一个）和自己对能源安全问题的担忧中间。

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