一发千钧 meaning in English
hang on by the eyelids; a hundredweight hanging by a hair; a thousand piculs suspended by a single hair; be in grave danger; by the skin of one's teeth; depend on a thread; everything hangs on a hair.; extremely delicate situation; hang by a hair [thread]; in a most dangerous condition; in a very precarious situation; in imminent peril 短语和例子
Examples
- This is not to say that the landing was not a close thing .
这并不是说,这次登陆不是一发千钧。 - Mr fogg was perfectly tranquil ; and yet his whole fortune was at this moment at stake
福克脸上还是毫无表情,尽管他的整个命运也系在这一发千钧的时刻上