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用中文说: "Touch and Go"

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用中文说: "Touch and Go"

Touch and Go

【中文】悬而未定，不稳定

xuán ér wèi dìng，bù wěndìng

【解释】Dangerous and uncertain in nature or outcome; precarious; delicate.

【例句】

- I haven't secured my job in the company yet. It's still a bit touch and go. I need to deliver and prove my worth.

我在公司的这份工作还不稳定，处在不确定状态，我需要做事来证明自己的价值。

Wǒ zài gōngsī de zhèfèn gōngzuò hái bù wěndìng，chù zài bù quèdìng zhuàngtài，wǒ xūyào zuòshì lái zhèngmíng zìjǐ de jiàzhí.

- They have been together for more than 6 years. But the relationship is still a bit touch and go, since there is no sign that the two families are approving it.

他们在一起已经6年多了，但恋爱关系因为一直没得到双方家庭的同意而不稳定。

Tāmén zài yīqǐ yǐjīng 6 nián duō le，dàn liàn'ài guānxì yīnwéi yīzhí méi dédào shuāngfāng jiātíng de tóngyì ér bù wěndìng.