Definition
To be under intense pressure or attack, especially in a situation where one is forced to defend or struggle continuously.
（尤指在足球比賽中）持續處於防守狀態，疲於應付。
For the last twenty minutes of the match, our team was completely under the cosh, with the opposition attacking relentlessly.
在比賽的最後二十分鐘，我們的隊伍完全處於被動防守狀態，對手持續不斷地進攻。
Ever since their main player was injured, they have been under the cosh, struggling to mount any effective attack.
自從他們的主力球員受傷後，他們就一直處於被動狀態，難以組織有效的進攻。
Throughout the entire meeting, he was under the cosh, barely having any chance to express his own views.
在整個會議期間，他始終處於被動狀態，幾乎沒有機會表達自己的觀點。