knife edge
noun
uk/ˈnaɪf ˌedʒ/us/ˈnaɪf ˌedʒ/on a knife edge
in adifficultorworryingsituationof which theresultis veryuncertain:
处于摇摆不定的处境;处于令人焦虑的状态;结果未明At themomenttheelectionseemsbalancedon aknifeedge.此刻看起来,选举尚未定局。
Uncertainty
- amorphous
- arguable
- be neither fish nor fowlidiom
- blurred
- blurry
- circumstantial
- conflicted
- dodgy
- indeterminate
- insecurely
- insecurity
- it remains to be seenidiom
- it's early daysidiom
- spec
- sputter
- squishy
- stutter
- swither
- tentative
- unwritten
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