She strained against the ropes that held her.

她使劲挣了挣拴着她的绳子。

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She strained against the ropes which tied her.

她绷紧绑着她的绳索。

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That calm was disrupted by talk of Asian central Banks buying Euros and the Aussie dollar, thus sending the greenback against the ropes once again.

这种安静的态势被亚洲各国央行买进欧元及澳元的谈论所打断，从而再次将美元“逼入绝境”。

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However, Burns pinned Gomez against the ropes in the seventh and pounded him until the referee stopped the fight.

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Shields also encountered a tricky opponent in Volnova, who repeatedly forced the U.S. fighter against the ropes during the first round of the fight.

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Western Kentucky spent the first half pinning Kansas against the ropes.

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