心神不定

孤立无援

swinging in the wind───在风中摇摆

waiting in the wings───准备好了

whistle in the wind───在风中吹口哨

a straw in the wind───预兆

spit in the wind───随风吐痰

straw in the wind───预兆；迹象

whistling in the dark───乱猜；假装知道

a sting in the tail───尾巴上的刺

sting in the tail───（尤指令人不快的）意外结局；唱片名（StingintheTail）

The trees twisting in the wind and a child swaddledin a jumble of coloured blankets, lying in a wooden hand cart.───树木在风中轻轻摇晃，一个孩子被包裹在彩色毯子做成的襁褓里，躺在一架木质手推车上。

He hurried from the dais, leaving Maughan, astonished, twisting in the wind alone.───他匆匆离开讲台，留下了惊讶的莫恩，独自蜷缩在风中。

"The government is twisting in the wind, and they are just watching it happen, " said Mr. Amir, the opposition politician.───反对派政治人士阿米尔说，“政府风雨飘摇，而他们却袖手旁观。”

The quote was recorded six months before Dall was shoved aside by Ranieri to be left twisting in the wind by Gutfreund.

Most significantly in the short range, it could leave 49ers' offensive tackle Steve Wallace twisting in the wind.