hang in the balance
基本解释
- 安危未定
英汉例句
- But as The Economist went to press, his “final” plan hung in the balance.
但儅本刊付印之時，他的“最終”計劃懸而未決。 - The fate of Pierre Gadonneix, EDF’s departing boss, had hung in the balance for many months.
EDF即將離任的老板皮埃爾.加多內的寶座在過去幾個月裡已是岌岌可危。 - We had arrived in brilliant sunshine, but the following morning the city was wrapped in fog and our onward journey by helicopter hung in the balance.
我們到達勘察加的時候陽光燦爛，但第二天上午整個城市被濃霧籠罩，我們接下來的直陞飛機行程被暫緩了。 - Certainly it was a function of his concern for his nation and his recognition that our very existence hung in the balance.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Professor Netanyahu's lessons - But we also knew that millions of jobs hung in the balance.
WHITEHOUSE: Standing Behind the American Auto Industry - But even as the fates of Lehman and Merrill hung in the balance, another crisis loomed as the insurance giant American International Group appeared to teeter.
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