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be inescapably caught in · cannot get oneself away from · be inextricably bogged down in

不能自拔
bù néng zì bá
b+ù·4th tonen+éng·2nd tonez+ì·4th toneb+á·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to abandon oneself to despair · to give up and stop bothering自暴自弃zì bào zì qìlit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) · fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline · to take a dive一落千丈yī luò qiān zhàngto degrade · to degenerate · to become depraved · corrupt · a fall from grace堕落duò luò
Antonyms
(idiom) not to be outdone不甘示弱bù gān shì ruòto advance bravely勇往直前yǒng wǎng zhí qiánstriding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step · to strut昂首阔步áng shǒu kuò bù
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