Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.

他们的帆船搁浅在沙丘上了。

Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.

声誉好些的学校将会收到大量申请，而差些的学校则将陷入困境。

The depression left his business high and dry.

不景气使他的生意陷入困境。

Your dry cleaner won't leave you high and dry.

你的干洗店绝不会让你失望的。

Tom took all the money and left me high and dry.

汤姆把所有的钱都拿走了，使我陷于困境。