hang in the balance

基本解释

But as The Economist went to press, his “final” plan hung in the balance.
但当本刊付印之时，他的“最终”计划悬而未决。
The fate of Pierre Gadonneix, EDF’s departing boss, had hung in the balance for many months.
EDF即将离任的老板皮埃尔.加多内的宝座在过去几个月里已是岌岌可危。
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.
我们到达勘察加的时候阳光灿烂，但第二天上午整个城市被浓雾笼罩，我们接下来的直升飞机行程被暂缓了。

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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