(亦作 be up the creek without a paddle)be in severe difficulty or trouble, especially with no means of extricating oneself from it陷入困境的;走投无路的(Brit.) stupid or misguided(英)愚蠢的;误入歧途的
be up shit creek
up the creek 或 up the creek without a paddle 【非正式用语】
In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.遭遇困难,处于困境:处于困难的、不幸的或困窘的境况
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
小海湾;小港湾
A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
If someone is up the creek, they are in a bad or difficult situation, or are wrong in some way. You can also say that someone is up the creek without a paddle .
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river);