成语|"岌岌可危"用英语怎么说?


成语|"岌岌可危"用英语怎么说?
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“岌岌可危”,汉语成语,意思是非常危险,快要倾覆或灭亡 。可以翻译为“in imminent/impending danger,in a precarious situation”等 。与英文习语“on the rocks”意思相近,表示“(of a relationship or enterprise) experiencing difficulties and likely to fail” 。
例句:
病人的生命岌岌可危 。
【成语|"岌岌可危"用英语怎么说?】The patient was in imminent danger.
六个月前,她向母亲透露自己的婚姻已经岌岌可危 。
She confided to her mother six months ago that her marriage was on the rocks.

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