英语词汇“in the balance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the balance

In an uncertain or critical state: his survival hung in the balance for days...

There is nothing in the article about that and again it is a legitimate criticism also to be put in the balance.
He warned that the future of the unit now hung in the balance unless it got the go-ahead from the department.
The warm weather of the last week has given way to colder conditions in the last two days putting the weekend prospects in the balance.

Synonyms

uncertain, unknown, undetermined, unsettled, unresolved, unsure, pending, in limbo, in no man's land, up in the air, at a turning point, critical, at a critical stage, at a crisis;

debatable, open to question, in doubt;

unpredictable, unforeseeable, incalculable, speculative, unreliable, untrustworthy, undependable, risky, chancy

informal dicey, hairy, iffy

British informal dodgy

See parent entry: balance

单词	in the balance
释义	in the balance In an uncertain or critical state: his survival hung in the balance* for days... There is nothing in the article about that and again it is a legitimate criticism also to be put in the balance. He warned that the future of the unit now hung in the balance unless it got the go-ahead from the department. The warm weather of the last week has given way to colder conditions in the last two days putting the weekend prospects in the balance. Synonyms uncertain, unknown, undetermined, unsettled, unresolved, unsure, pending, in limbo, in no man's land, up in the air, at a turning point, critical, at a critical stage, at a crisis; debatable, open to question, in doubt; unpredictable, unforeseeable, incalculable, speculative, unreliable, untrustworthy, undependable, risky, chancy informal* dicey, hairy, iffy British informal dodgy See parent entry: balance
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