In the same boat 在同一条船上

A boat
图像加注文字, Rowing boats like this one use ‘oars’ to move the boat forward

今日短语

当大家都坐在同一条船上的时候 in the same boat, 这就意味着所有人处境相同。

例句

Youth unemployment is so high in Europe at the moment but everyone's in the same boat – no-one can find a job.

The whole class came down with chicken pox on a school trip. It completely ruined the holiday but at least all the children were in the same boat.

There were hundreds of us waiting to get a visa from the embassy. Knowing everyone was in the same boat was made the long wait easier.

请注意

另一个短语 to miss the boat 的意思是坐失良机，机会已经失去了。

例句

I wanted tickets to see Adele but by the time I went online they were already sold out. I missed the boat.