in the balance

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   （前途）不明朗；（结果）未定，悬而未决

   if the future of sth / sb, or the result of sth is / hangs in the balance, it is uncertain

   Our universes hang in the balance.

电影里这样说 · 6 部

• Tell them their future hangs in the balance.Dune: Part Two2024
• But there was a lot of money hanging in the balance.The Gentlemen2020
• Our universes hang in the balance.Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe2022
• That's what I'm saying. It's in the balance.Boyhood2014
• The country s future hangs in the balanceThe Favourite2018
• But Alfred Borden's life hangs in the balance.The Prestige2006
• There's no balance.In America2003

在完整场景里学

• 绅士们2020
  • 豪宅里兜售故事报价：old school（老派）
  • 饭局上互相试探：pull the plug on（叫停）
  • 带买家参观大麻帝国：pay top dollar（出最高价）
• 瘪四与大头蛋：宇宙搞搞震2022
  • 法官判他俩去太空营：in my defense（替自己说句话）
  • 被挑中去太空对接：a lot riding on（成败攸关）
  • 把宇航训练当成性爱：didn't make it（没活下来）

同一词条的短语

• the balance of evidence
• off balance
• on balance
• redress the balance
• strike a balance
• swing the balance
• tip the balance