| 单词 | razor-edge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrazor-edge razor-edge n. (a) the edge of a razor; a very sharp edge; (figurative) a narrow foothold, a critical or precarious situation (cf. on the (or a) razor's edge at sense 1b); (b) also as adj.: = razor-edged adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > precariousness > precarious situation a matter of life and (also or) deatha1631 neck-question1655 touch and go1816 tightrope1858 razor-edge1861 shaky do1942 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 111 You have ground the persecuting knife, And set it to a razor edge on life. 1816 C. Lamb Glenarvon I. xxiv. 202 A wit so keen and deadly, that with its razor edge, he cut to the heart most of his enemies, and all his friends. 1861 Sat. Rev. 7 Sept. 238 On the closest verge of destruction,..on the very razor-edge of fate. 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? iii. 49 With one razor-edge phrase he had cut me down to his level. 1997 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 7 May c3/3 If your predicament includes being trapped by a seat belt, the Life Hammer also includes a razor edge for cutting the belt. < as lemmas |
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