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hang by a hair

/hæŋ baɪ ə heər/

翻译: 习语,表示处于非常危险、不稳固或不确定的境地,随时可能失败或发生灾难。

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/hæŋ baɪ ə heər/C1informal
  • zh习语,表示处于非常危险、不稳固或不确定的境地,随时可能失败或发生灾难。

An idiomatic expression meaning to be in a very precarious, uncertain, or dangerous situation where failure or disaster is imminent and could happen at any moment.

  1. In a very precarious or uncertain situationC1informal

    To be in a situation where something is extremely close to failing, ending, or being lost.

    zh千钧一发

    • The company's future hung by a hair after the scandal.
    • His life hung by a hair after the accident.
    • The peace agreement hung by a hair as tensions rose.