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
We hired a woman to watch Richard and then Susan,
我们雇用一名女士来照顾Richard ，后来又照顾Susan
When the dog needs a bath, he begins to stink.
当那条狗想要入浴的时候，已经开始发臭了。
There is space for summer picnics, open-air concerts, plays and games.
这儿有空旷的地方，供作夏日野餐、露天音乐会、各种娱乐和竞赛之用。