knife-edge

美 [ˈnaɪf edʒ]英 [ˈnaɪf edʒ]
  • n.刀刃
knife-edgeknife-edge

noun

usually sing.刀刃
the sharp edge of a knife

习语

knife-edge

频次

  • 1
    PHRASE 形势难料;结果未卜
    To be on a knife-edge means to be in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next, or in which one thing is just as likely to happen as another.

    His future remains on a knife edge...

    他前途未卜。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 形势难料的
    You can use knife-edge to refer to something that is very exciting or tense because you do not know what is going to happen next.

    Tonight's knife-edge vote could be uncomfortably close.

    今晚投票的结果很难预料,双方实力可能会很接近,这令人紧张不安。

noun

1
a narrow boundary
he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity

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  1. Living with technology is like climbing a mountain along a knife-edge which narrows as it nears the summit .

    与科技共存就像是沿着刀刃口攀登山,越临近顶点就越狭窄。

  2. Tonight 's knife-edge vote could be uncomfortably close .

    今晚投票的结果很难预料,双方实力可能会很接近,这令人紧张不安。

  3. The game is poised on a knife-edge . One mistake or one piece of good luck could decide it .

    比赛形势扑朔迷离。一个失误或是一点运气就有可能决定胜负。

  4. Relationship between microstructure and properties and failure mechanism of knife-edge with small angle

    薄刃刀具刃口失效机制与材料组织性能的关系

  5. The team 's future was on a knife-edge last night .

    昨晚,该球队前途未卜。

  6. The success of the project is still very much on a knife-edge .

    这一项目的成败目前仍处於关键时刻。

  7. Error analysis for knife-edge response tester of optical fiber bundle

    光纤面板刀口响应测试仪误差分析

  8. The project is on a knife-edge between success and failure .

    这项工程成败未定。

  9. Research on Digital Knife-Edge Testing Technology

    大尺寸球面数字刀口检测技术的研究

  10. The Analysis of the Uncertainty of the Calibration Device of the Knife-edge Square

    刀口形直角尺检定装置不确定度分析

  11. Re-cognition of Knife-edge Method Measuring the Spot Size of Gaussian Beam

    刀口法测量高斯光束光斑尺寸的重新认识

  12. Study on digital knife-edge test

    数字刀口检测技术

  13. On Orbit MTF Test Research of Remote Sensors Based on Knife-edge Method spaceborne remote sensing

    基于刃边法的航天光学遥感器在轨MTF测试研究

  14. The handle is arranged over the main knife-edge area of the knife body .

    所述刀柄位在刀体的主刀口区的正上方。

  15. Design and Application for Drum of Curve Knife-Edge Milling Jig on Tobacco Cutter

    烟草切丝机曲刃刀辊体铣削夹具的设计应用

  16. The success or failure of the plan was balanced on a knife-edge .

    计划的成败尚未定局。

  17. The Research on the Technique of Knife-Edge Demodulation

    刀口解调技术的研究

  18. The calculation and analysis of knife-edge and slit scanning in OTF measuring equipment

    光学传递函数测量仪刀口和狭缝两种扫描方法比较分析

  19. Digital knife-edge testing technology on micro-optical surface characterization

    微光学元件面形的数字刀口检测技术

  20. Calibration of 0 class knife-edge and uncertainty evaluation

    0级刀口尺的检定及其不确定度评定

  21. At the moment the election seems balanced on a knife-edge .

    此刻选举似乎处于摇摆不定的状态。

  22. A new technique was presented and proved by knife-edge method . KNIFE & FORK air knife ;

    在传统的刃边法基础上,介绍并验证了一种新的点靶标方法。

  23. He 's on a knife-edge about his exam results .

    他对考试成绩十分担心。

  24. An Uniform Expression of Wedge and Knife-edge Diffraction Fields

    劈形与刃峰绕射场的远区一致性

  25. It is the first to design interchangeable curve knife-edge and vertical knife-edge drum system .

    首创可互换的曲、直刃刀辊系统设计。

  26. They were still on a knife-edge , and were never allowed to forget it .

    他们仍然站在刀尖上,从未忘记这一点。

  27. The influence of knife-edge outline on the spot measurement is discussed and some theoretical results are shown in this paper .

    本文从理论上分析了刀口的几何特性与物理特性对微小光斑测量的影响。

  28. The students are on a knife-edge about the examinations .

    学生们对考试感到忐忑不安。

  29. The Sensitivity of the Knife-edge Shadow Test

    刀口阴影检验的灵敏度

  30. Knife-edge technique for laser cooling

    刀口技术在激光冷却中的应用

  • 习语

n.

on a knife-edge

1

胜负难料;成败未定
finely balanced between success and failure

The economy is balanced on a knife-edge.

经济形势尚不明朗。

2

十分焦虑;急于知道结果
very worried or anxious about the result of sth