[ shēngsǐguāntou ] an important juncture of life and death; a moment when one's fate hangs in the balance; at the crucial moment of life and death; be a moment [a turning point] of life and death; be a matter of life or death; be confronted with a crisis of life and death; in a moment [hour] of desperation; the great divide 短语和例子 这个生病的小姑娘整夜躺在床上, 处于生死关头, 直到退烧才脱险。 the little sick girl lay all night between life and death until her fever was gone
生死未卜: one's life is uncertain.; hard to predict one's chances of life or death; hard to tell whether the person is alive or not; uncertain of one's life; whether one will survive is uncertain