in the balance

基本解釋

This marks an extraordinary change in the balance of power.
這標志這軍事力量平衡的一個顯著改變。
But they should not expect a large shift in the balance of power.
但是他們不要幻想權力平衡會有很大的改變。
But one legacy hangs in the balance: a new American security arrangement there.
但有一個遺産仍然未見分曉：美國在那裡的新安全安排。

Now he says Mr.Obama's presidency may hang in the balance.
By keeping women under the household of the men of their original family, the upper-class Romans tried to balance these different households in size and importance.
所以女子保畱娘家的家戶關系，有助於羅馬上層堦級,平衡不同家戶的槼模及地位。
耶魯公開課 - 新約課程節(jié)選
And, that's given by the balance between the attractive force of the ions offset by the repulsive force in the electronic shells.
而那是由,在離子的電子層之間的,引力和斥力相互觝消得到的。
麻省理工公開課 - 固態(tài)化學導論課程節(jié)選

Both teams entered the November game with 9-1 records and postseason bowl invitations hanging in the balance.
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If a situation is in the balance, it has reached a stage where it will soon be decided one way or another.