習(xí)慣用語【71】懸而未決

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hang in the balance
    未見分曉,安危未定
    hang in the balance or be in the balance means (of a decision, result, somebody's future, etc.) be uncertain or undecided,(指決定、結(jié)果、某人的未來等)不能確定的,尚未決定的。
    我們來看兩個例句:
    The future of this project is hanging in the balance.
    這項目的下一步仍然懸而未決。
    After the surgery, the patient became very sick and her life hung in the balance for nearly a week.
    手術(shù)后,那個病人非常虛弱,將近一個星期他的生命在垂危中。