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
I want to be with Max as a full-time mother,
我又想和Max在一起， 做个全职的母亲
No one is answering the phone..
没有人接电话。
Hawkwood made large sums of money in this way.
霍克伍德用这种方法挣了大笔钱。