touch-and-go
معنی کامل و مثالها
/tuch´ǝn gō´/adj.
● غیر محرز، احتمالی، ناپابرجا، الله بختی، نامعلوم
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Originates from the 19th century, referring to ships lightly touching the ground and then immediately going off again.
مثال
- The patient's condition is touch-and-go.
- It was a touch-and-go situation, but we managed to succeed.
- The negotiations were touch-and-go for a while.
ترکیبهای رایج
Touch-and-go situation Touch-and-go condition Touch-and-go decision
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- fraught with danger “dangerous waters” “a parlous journey on stormy seas” “a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat” “the precarious life of an undersea diver” “dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery”