成败未卜 meaning in English
between cup and lip
Examples
- It was the end of may when the farmer determined to be no longer repulsed by trivialities or distracted by suspense .
现在是五月末，这位农场主决心不再为琐屑小事而退缩，也不再因为成败未卜而踌躇不定了。 - Even now, when he was on the brink of an adventure which should make or mar him, he was up an hour after midnight to squeeze poor neighbours .
即使在这成败未卜的当儿，他也要在深更半夜去勒索可怜的老百姓。 - " i said before the game that i would have settled for a good performance , but as time went on in the game it was touch and go as we played better and better , " was his post - match analysis after the spain loss
埃亨在爱尔兰失利于西班牙后做了这样的赛后分析： "赛前我说过希望爱尔兰会有出色表现。但是随着赛程的推进，尽管我们渐入佳境，但是结果还是成败未卜。