每日學(xué)英語：The skin of your teeth 幸免于難
2024-04-19 14:09:57 每日學(xué)英語
the skin of one's teeth引申為勉強(qiáng)、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(yùn)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(qiáng)趕到機(jī)場，交通狀況很糟糕。