Touch-and-go
a. 危急的, 惊险的, 一触即发的
📖 牛津释义
touch-and-go
adj [usu pred 通常作表语]
(infml 口) uncertain as to the result 无法确定结果; 无把握
It was touch-and-go whether we would get to the airport in time. 我们是否能按时到机场还很难说.
The patient is out of danger now, but it was touch-and-go (ie uncertain whether he would survive) for a while. 病人现已脱离危险, 但曾有一度吉凶未卜.
🧩 词语组成解析
touch
[tʌtʃ]
vt. 触摸;使某物与…轻轻接触;吃或喝，尝;[数]与…相切;
n. 触摸，碰;触觉，触感;修饰，润色;痕迹;
vi. 接触;联系;
and
[ənd, ən,ænd]
conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;
go
[go]
vi. 走;离开;去做;进行;
vt. 变得;发出…声音;成为;处于…状态;
n. 轮到的顺序;精力;干劲;尝试;
🗣️ 情景例句
There's another advanced class today at four o'clock.
今天下午四点钟还有一次高级班。
Who is the auther of this mystery story?
谁是这篇神秘故事的作者？
Maori children are taught at an early age what to do when they come to the marae.
毛利儿童小小年约就要去庥会地参加集会，被教会该做什么。