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ropesHrEJps, $roJpspl nThe ropes are a fence made of rope enclosing esp. a boxing ring.(尤指拳击台四周的)围绳The champion has his opponent up against the ropes.冠军把他的对手逼得靠在围绳上。(infml) If you say that someone or something is on the ropes, you mean that they are doing badly and are likely to fail.濒于失败，处于困境When the new teacher arrived I spent a day showing/teaching her the ropes (= explaining the job, etc. to her).新教师到来的时候，我用了一天时间向她传授诀窍。Our new recruits all go on a six-week training course to learn the ropes (= learn the job).我们的新成员全都去参加一个为期6周的培训课程，以熟悉岗位。
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