treading water

But after hours of treading water, poor exhausted Smith drowned.

但经过与洪水几个小时的斗争, 可怜的史密斯精疲力竭,溺水身亡.

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In contrast , many competitors were treading water ( or sinking ) .

反之, 我们的竞争对手则在 沉没.

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That's why they steamed ahead while we were treading water.

这就是为什么他们高歌猛进而我们状态低迷的原因.

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He kept afloat by treading water.

他靠踩水来保持身体不向下沉.

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They may keep you treading water until they're ready to toss you out of the pool completely.

他们可能会一直让你试水，直到准备好彻底把你踢掉。

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I'm short of money and just about treading water until pay day.

我没钱了,因此就等着发工资的日子.

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two years ago mr obama was virtually walking on water; today he is barely treading water.

两年前，奥巴马实际上创造了奇迹；而眼下，他不过是在原地踏步。

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Only then will we know whether humans who stepped up, in or forward, sustained a fulfilling working existence, or were merely treading water ahead of a tsunami.

只有到那时我们才会知道，那些向上、向内或者向前迈步的人们是维持了充实的工作存在，还是只是在海啸来临前蹚水。

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This may require doing some breaststroke, or treading water or floating for a little while.

这可能需要你游一会蛙泳, 或者踩水,或者漂浮一会.

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The popular view is that, although technology and GDP advance, morals and society are treading water or, depending on your choice of newspaper, sinking back into decadence and barbarism.

取决于你爱看哪种立场的报纸，流行的看法是：尽管科技和GDP发展了，道德与社会却停滞不前，甚至可说是，正在向颓废和野蛮沉沦。

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"they're treading water right now, " said jordan rohan, an analyst with stifel, nicolaus & company.

施蒂费尔，尼古拉公司的研究员乔丹罗汉说：“他们现在正在趟着水过河。”

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I began to feel like I was treading water, instead of drowning in it.

直译是我觉得我开始踩在水上了, 而不是被它淹着.意思应该是说自己开始由被动变主动了.

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The US economy is treading water.

美国经济停滞不前。

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By the end of June, 1973 we were treading water.

直到1973年6月底, 我们还是止步不前.

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While treading water, one does not push down on the water.

当你做踩水动作时, 你不会从水面之上向水下压水.

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