千钧一发 meaning in Chinese
be in grave [imminent] danger; at a crucial [critical] moment; by the skin of one's teeth;hang on by the eyelids [the eye-teeth; a thread]; in a most dangerous condition;in an emergency;close call;a hundredweight hanging by a hair; be in an extremely critical situation
Examples
- It was indeed, high time for them to run .
这真是他们千钧一发的逃走时机。 - It would be a close thing .
这或许是桩千钧一发的事。 - Nobody seemed interested in the wantonly imperilled life .
好象对那个千钧一发的生命谁都没有兴趣。 - Rescues are invariably delayed until the moment of extreme peril .
不到千钧一发之际救星绝不出现。 - In that second of time, at this moment of crisis, the wonderful thing occurred .
就在这一秒钟里，在这千钧一发的关头，一椿奇迹发生了。