in the thick of

基本解释

Or, perhaps, we are already in the thick of it.
或是说，现在僵尸已经来到我们身边了。
It is important to know, however, that although this corporate interest is appreciated, it can be difficult for UN staff to set up private sector partnerships when in the thick of disaster response.
然而，重要的是要知道，虽然我们感激企业的此类好意，但是在抗灾工作繁重的时候，联合国工作人员难以与私营企业建立合作关系。
Since Woodfill was there in the thick of the action, he has some ideas on how to answer that question.
伍德菲尔直接地参与了营救行动，对于上面的问题他有着自己的答案。

But in the thick of the struggle, General Johnston was shot in the leg.
The surface of his painting, "Blue Square." is covered in extremely thick blue paint which he applied using his fingers.
If the ground does freeze in your part of the world, simply cover your carrot garden with a thick layer of leaves or straw.

Mr Valle Riestra was happily in the thick of the argument, on the critics' side.
ECONOMIST: Peru