【句子】It makes you realize we’re all just hanging by a thread. 【Modern Family S1E6】
【发音】 [ɪt] [meɪks] [ju:] [&`&rɪəlaɪz] [wɪə(r)] [ɔ:l] [dʒʌst] [hæŋ.ɪŋ] [baɪ] [ə] [θred]
【翻译】命悬一线。
【适用场合】hang by a thread 是一个英语中的俚语，而且很符合字面意思：被一根线悬挂着；引申为千钧一发、岌岌可危、摇摇欲坠。
eg: The mayor&`&s political future has been hanging by a thread since the fraud scandal.
自从被卷入舞弊丑闻，这位市长的政治前途已经岌岌可危了。