hang in the balance

基本解釋

But as The Economist went to press, his “final” plan hung in the balance.
但當本刊付印之時，他的“最終”計劃懸而未決。
The fate of Pierre Gadonneix, EDF’s departing boss, had hung in the balance for many months.
EDF即將離任的老板皮埃爾.加多內的寶座在過去幾個月里已是岌岌可危。
We had arrived in brilliant sunshine, but the following morning the city was wrapped in fog and our onward journey by helicopter hung in the balance.
我們到達勘察加的時候陽光燦爛，但第二天上午整個城市被濃霧籠罩，我們接下來的直升飛機行程被暫緩了。

Certainly it was a function of his concern for his nation and his recognition that our very existence hung in the balance.
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But we also knew that millions of jobs hung in the balance.
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But even as the fates of Lehman and Merrill hung in the balance, another crisis loomed as the insurance giant American International Group appeared to teeter.
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