She strained against the ropes that held her.

她使劲挣了挣拴着她的绳子。

《牛津词典》

One possibility that certainly ropes in lots of selection is the battle against parasites, so selective interference embraces the Red Queen hypothesis rather pleasingly.

有种可能会拢来大批次的选择，就是应对寄生生物的争斗，那种可能成立的话，选择冲突理论就和红皇后假设完美搭配起来了。

youdao

For most of the bout, rahman pressed the action. but toney wasn 't uncomfortable against the ropes, either. he seemed flabby at 237 pounds, but claimed he was fine.

在多数的比赛中，拉赫曼主动施压，而托尼背靠围绳也不是不舒服，他在237磅的状态下有些软弱无力，而他自己声称他很棒。

youdao

Either way, the incident did nothing to stop the champion's dominance and he finished the fight with Mosley up against the ropes, hanging on for the final bell against a fighter he admitted was the best he had faced.

BBC: Manny Pacquiao beats Shane Mosley to retain WBO belt

The bond insurers are against the ropes.

FORBES: Bond Insurers Need Help--Fast

And with governments around the world halting or revising their nuclear energy programs, the uranium market appears against the ropes, taking a beating that many doubt it will be able to withstand. (Read Little Risk To GE From Japan Nuke Crisis).

FORBES: Speculators Push Uranium Prices Down, China Keeps Long Term Prospects Intact