焦頭爛額

jiāotóulàn'é

in a sorry plight; in a terrible fix

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jiāo tóu làn é

adj. badly battered

jiāo tóu làn é

adv. in a terrible fix

jiāo tóu làn é

be bruised and battered

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jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2

lit. beaten head and scorched brow (idiom); beaten black and blue, fig. in trouble, in terrible shape, hard pressed, overwrought

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焦頭爛額|焦头烂额 [jiāo tóu làn é] ► lit. beaten head and scorched brow (idiom); beaten black and blue ► fig. in trouble ► in terrible shape ► hard pressed ► overwrought