Leave someone high and dry: To leave someone high and dry means to abandon someone in a difficult, unsupported, or helpless situation, especially after they were depending on you for help or support. （把某人置于孤立无援或非常困难的境地，尤其是在对方原本依赖你的帮助或支持时突然被抛下）。
以下是英语高频短语“Leave sb high and dry”在美剧语料库中的相关例句：
场景一：选自《金装律师》S04E16 19:45（Donna & Louis）
Donna: Louis, I’m not Norma. 路易斯，我不是诺玛。
——>> She’s gone…and it’s gonna be okay. 她已经走了……一切都会好起来的。Louis: She was a battle-ax! 她是个悍妇！
——>> But she was my battle-ax. 但她是属于我的那个悍妇。Donna: I know. I know. 我知道，我知道。
Louis: Gosh, she didn’t just leave me high and dry. 天啊，她不只是让我孤立无援。
——>> She left me for good. 她是彻底离开了我。Donna: I’m so sorry. It’s okay. 我很抱歉。没事的。
场景二：选自《老友记》S02E16 15:44（Joey & Chandler）
Joey: I’m moving out, like we talked about. 我要搬出去，就像我们说好的那样。
Chandler: I didn’t think that was serious. 我以为那只是说说而已。
——>> You know, I thought that was just a fight. 我以为那只是一次吵架。Joey: Well, it was a fight… 是，那确实是一次争执……
——>> … based on serious stuff, remember? ……但背后是很认真的问题，记得吗？
——>> About how I never lived alone or anything? 关于我从来没有独自生活过之类的事？
——>> I think it would be good for me. Help me to grow…or whatever. 我觉得这对我会有好处，能让我成长……或者什么的。Chandler: Well, there you go. 好吧，那就这样吧。
Joey: Hey, are you cool with this? 喂，你能接受吗？
——>> I don’t wanna leave you high and dry. 我不想让你被丢下不管。Chandler: I’ve never been lower or wetter. 我从来没有这么“惨”和“湿透过”。
场景三：选自《欲望都市》S02E06 21:41（Carrie & Mr. Big）
Carrie: That night, for the first time ever, Big took me out dancing. 那晚，Big第一次带我出去跳舞。
——>> It was like he knew I needed to talk to him… 就好像他知道我需要和他说话……
——>> …and decided to make it as difficult as possible. ……却偏要把一切变得尽可能困难。——>> Our attraction, or addiction, or whatever, was strong. 我们之间的吸引力，或者说“上瘾关系”，无论如何都很强烈。
——>> But I knew I had to be stronger. 但我知道我必须更强大。Carrie: Does this mean we’re seeing each other again? Officially? 这是否意味着我们又在一起了？正式意义上？
Mr.Big: If you say so. 如果你这么说的话。
Carrie: That is an infuriating response. 这回答真让人火大。
Mr.Big: I don’t know what “officially” means. 我不知道“正式”是什么意思。
Carrie: “Officially” means officially. “正式”就是正式。
——>> You know, for real. 就是认真的意思。Mr.Big: Every moment of my life is for real, baby. 我人生的每一刻都是真的，宝贝。
Carrie: Just answer me this: Why did we break up? 只回答我一个问题：我们为什么分手？
Mr.Big: You tell me. You’re the one who left me high and dry with two tickets to St. Barts. 你告诉我，是你把我丢在那儿，还留下两张圣巴特岛的机票。
Carrie: You didn’t say what I wanted to hear. 你没有说出我想听的话。
Mr.Big: Is that it? 就这样吗？
Carrie: No, not just that. 不，不只是这个。
——>> I wanted to tell him I was afraid he could never love me… 我本来想告诉他，我害怕他永远无法爱我……
——>> …the way I wanted to be loved. ……用我想要的方式爱我。
——>> I was afraid that he didn’t really have the capacity… 我害怕他其实没有能力……
——>> …to love anyone but himself. ……去爱除了他自己以外的任何人。
——>> I was afraid that, given the chance, he’d break my heart again. 我害怕只要有机会，他会再次伤透我的心。
——>> But I cheated and just said…. 但我退缩了，只说了……Carrie: I guess I was afraid. 我想，我是害怕了。
Mr.Big: I can tell you one thing. 我可以告诉你一件事。
——>> I sure did miss you officially. 我确实“正式地”想你了。Carrie: Did you cry? 你哭了吗？
Mr.Big: No. But I did listen to a hell of a lot of Sinatra. 没有。但我听了很多很多的Sinatra。
Carrie: And there it was. I guess we were back together officially. 就这样吧，我想我们算是“正式”复合了。
——>> Whatever that means. 不管那意味着什么。
以下是英语高频短语“Leave sb high and dry”在日常及商务语境中的相关例句：
Daily conversations
- When my car broke down, my friend promised to help but then left me high and dry at the station. 当我的车坏了时，我的朋友本来说要帮忙，却把我一个人丢在车站不管。
- I thought we were going to study together, but she left me high and dry and went home early. 我以为我们会一起学习，但她提前回家，把我一个人留在那儿。
Business settings
- The supplier unexpectedly went bankrupt, leaving the company high and dry during peak production season. 供应商突然破产，让公司在生产高峰期陷入困境。
- The consultant resigned without notice, leaving the project team high and dry right before the deadline. 顾问没有提前通知就辞职了，使项目团队在截止日期前陷入无人支持的局面。
