| 单词 | in the lap of the gods |
| 释义 | in the lap of the godsphrase See full dictionary entry for lapIf you say that a situation is in the lap of the gods, you mean that its success or failure depends entirely on luck or on things that are outside your control. They had to stop the operation, so at that stage my life was in the lap of the gods. in the lap of the gods in British Englishbeyond human control and power in the lap of the gods in American English beyond human control or power in the lap of the godsif something is in the lap of the gods, it will be decided or affected by luck or chance, rather than anything you can do Once they had repaired my lung they had to stop the operation. The liver is self-healinganyway, so at that stage, my life was in the lap of the gods. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。