Creek /krik/ 是“小溪”。Up a creek或者up the creek， 字面的意思是“逆流而上”，形容“处境困难，形势不妙”。
例句1：
He was up a creek!
他当时一定是焦头烂额。
例句2：
After the last volley, the captain insulted the referee for a call he didn't agree with. He was our best chance of winning and now he can't play for the rest of the set. We're really up a creek. I don't see how we're going to score.
刚才的球后，我们队的队长不服裁判裁决，辱骂了裁判。我们这次就指着他赢比赛呢，现在倒好，这局还没完他就被惩下场了。这可真麻烦了。我不知道我们要怎么打才能得分。
(欢迎在文末下方留言up a creek打卡，加强记忆)
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内容来自VOA - Words And Idioms。
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