英語習(xí)語諺語成語用法精粹 宗教神話類3-30 by the skin of one’s teeth
by the skin of one’s teeth
【字面理解】只剩牙皮
【英文解析】narrowly; barely
【中文解析】勉強(qiáng)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(jī)，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 )
