释义
uncertain; at a critical stage
不确定，安危（或成败）未定；在危急时刻
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his survival hung in the balance for days .几天来他的生命处于危急状态。
双语例句
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The long-term future of the space programme hangs in the balance.
航天计划的长远前景尚未明朗。
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Victory hangs in the balance.
胜负未定。
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This marks an extraordinary change in the balance of power.
这标志这军事力量平衡的一个显著改变。
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As we open this World Conference, much hangs in the balance.
在我们召开本次世界大会之际，仍有许多不稳因素。
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What happens is that both the American and European dreams hang in the balance.
美国梦和欧洲梦都正变得悬而未决。
近义词
in the airin abeyance
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But if love is allowed to weigh in the balance, I've got plenty of that.
但如果爱情可以被算进来的话，这我是不缺。
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