每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)：By the skin of your teeth 勉強(qiáng)
2023-12-09 15:29:17 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
by the skin of your teeth意思是勉強(qiáng)、幾乎沒(méi)有成功或幸免于難。它形象地描述了在困難或危險(xiǎn)情況下僅以微小的差距或幸運(yùn)而成功或脫險(xiǎn)。
【例句】
We made it to the airport by the skin of our teeth. The traffic was terrible.
我們勉強(qiáng)趕到機(jī)場(chǎng)，交通狀況很糟糕。
The team won the game by the skin of their teeth. It was a last-minute goal.
這個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)勉強(qiáng)贏得了比賽。最后一刻進(jìn)球。