be in imminent danger 危在旦夕

时间：2021-11-17 03:35:47

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“危在旦夕”，汉语成语，形容危险就在眼前，处境十分危险。可以翻译为“be in imminent1 danger，hang by a thread或on the verge2 of death or destruction”等。
 
例句：
 
他的生命危在旦夕。
His life is in imminent peril3.
 
成千上万的强硬派分子走上街头，抗议这项决定，脆弱的和平局势危在旦夕。
The fragile peace was hanging by a thread as thousands of hardliners took to the streets to protest against the decision.

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1 imminent zc9z2     
adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的
参考例句：
  • The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
2 verge gUtzQ     
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
3 peril l3Dz6     
n.(严重的)危险；危险的事物
参考例句：
  • The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
  • The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。

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