hang in the balance

常見(jiàn)例句

But as The Economist went to press, his “final” plan hung in the balance.
但儅本刊付印之時(shí)，他的“最終”計(jì)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(nèi)的寶座在過(guò)去幾個(gè)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(dá)勘察加的時(shí)候陽(yáng)光燦爛，但第二天上午整個(gè)城市被濃霧籠罩，我們接下來(lái)的直陞飛機(jī)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.
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But we also knew that millions of jobs hung in the balance.
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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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