| 释义 |
●(be/hang) in the ˈbalance(be) at a point where sth could either develop well or badly; be uncertain （是好是坏）尚未决定；悬而未决；不能确定◆With the election results due to be announced this afternoon, the future of the country still hangs very much in the balance.
选举结果要到今天下午才会宣布，所以这个国家的未来现在仍然悬而未决。 NOTE A balance is an instrument for weighing things. It has a bar that is supported in the middle and dishes hanging from each end. * balance 本义是“天平”。 |