焦头烂额
jiāo​tóu​làn'é

badly burned

  • updated sense approved 焦头烂额/焦頭爛額 · jiāo​tóu​làn'é · badly burned — "example sentence updated"

    焦头烂额 / 焦頭爛額

    jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    badly burned

    badly burned about the head and face, especially as a result of fighting a fire

    他在火场中为了救人，弄得焦头烂额。 → 救火英雄从废墟中走出来时，已经被烧得焦头烂额。

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    updated sense

  • created sense approved 焦头烂额/焦頭爛額 · jiāo​tóu​làn'é · badly burned

    焦头烂额 / 焦頭爛額

    jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    badly burned

    badly burned about the head and face, especially as a result of fighting a fire

    他在火场中为了救人，弄得焦头烂额。

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 焦头烂额/焦頭爛額 · jiāo​tóu​làn'é · overwhelmed

    焦头烂额 / 焦頭爛額

    jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    overwhelmed

    in a terrible fix or hard-pressed due to a heavy workload, debt, or complex problems

    繁重的工作任务让他忙得焦头烂额。

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    created sense