每日學英語：The skin of your teeth 幸免于難
2024-04-19 14:09:57 每日學英語
the skin of one's teeth引申為勉強、幾乎沒有成功或幸免于難。它形象地描述了在困難或危險情況下僅以微小的差距或幸運而成功或脫險。
【例句】
She survived the accident by the skin of her teeth. It was a close call.
她在事故中幸免于難。真是太險了。
We made it to the airport by the skin of our teeth. The traffic was terrible.
我們勉強趕到機場，交通狀況很糟糕。