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单词 knife-edge
释义
knife-edge
ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒ ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒ
(also knife edge)
1 PHRASE 形势难料;结果未卜 To be on a knife-edge means to be in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next, or in which one thing is just as likely to happen as another. 形势难料;结果未卜 [mainly British]
  • His future remains on a knife edge.

    他前途未卜。

  • The game is poised on a knife-edge. One mistake or one piece of good luck could decide it.

    比赛形势扑朔迷离。一个失误或是一点运气就有可能决定胜负。

2 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 形势难料的 You can use knife-edge to refer to something that is very exciting or tense because you do not know what is going to happen next. 形势难料的 [mainly British]
  • Tonight's knife-edge vote could be uncomfortably close.

    今晚投票的结果很难预料,双方实力可能会很接近,这令人紧张不安。

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