touch-and-go

英 [ˌtʌtʃ ən ˈɡəʊ]

美 [ˌtʌtʃ ən ˈɡoʊ]

adj.  不确定; 无把握; 很难说; 吉凶未卜

牛津词典

adj.

• 不确定；无把握；很难说；吉凶未卜
  used to say that the result of a situation is uncertain and that there is a possibility that sth bad or unpleasant will happen
  1. She's fine now, but it was touch-and-go for a while (= there was a possibility that she might die) .
     她现在好了，可是她曾一度病危。

英英释义

adj

• fraught with danger
  1. dangerous waters
  2. a parlous journey on stormy seas
  3. a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
  4. the precarious life of an undersea diver
  5. dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery
  Synonym:parlousperilousprecarious

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