... up to the ears 深陷于 up to the elbows in忙于 up to the eyes 埋头于 ...
双语例句
1
When it hurts just to wriggle upin bed, elbows digging into the mattress for support, you generally don't think of yourself as sitting atop the food chain.
当疼痛让你在床上来回翻滚,双肘顶紧床垫以得到支持时,你一般不会想到你自己是处于食物链的顶端。
2
The boys were upto their elbowsin trouble.
男孩子们遇上了麻烦。
3
What a day! I'm upto my elbowsin housework, the children are off school and my mother is coming to stay!