英語習語諺語成語用法精粹 宗教神話類3-30 by the skin of one’s teeth

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【字面理解】只剩牙皮

【英文解析】narrowly; barely

【中文解析】勉強地;剛剛好地

【典型例句】① We thought we’d miss the plane，but in the end we caught it by the skin of our teeth.我們原以為會 誤了飛機，可是最后剛剛趕上。

② He won, but only by the skin of his teeth.他贏 了，但僅僅是險勝。

【注釋】非正式用法。源自《圣經(jīng)?約伯記》第19章第 20節(jié)：“我的皮肉緊貼骨頭，我只剩牙皮逃脫了。” (My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. Job 19:20 )