单词盒子

at a pinch

A 开头单词

基本解释

  • 在紧要关头

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • We can put up ten people for the night at a pinch.
    必要时我们可以留宿十个人。 。
  • At a pinch you might trace the point about names back to Plato.
    必要时你可以追溯到柏拉图的名字。
  • The new man’s people say everything, at a pinch, has taken place in a legal framework.
    新总统的手下说紧要关头发生的一切都没逾越法律框架。

    • 原声例句

  • Many North Korea experts see Friday's far more modest wage proposal in the context of a recent thaw Pyongyang's attitude toward the South possibly aimed at boosting economic assistance as the North feels the pinch of international sanctions.

    • 权威例句

  • At a pinch, there may be some scope for negotiation over the status of the peacekeepers.
    ECONOMIST: Kosovo: Bluff, intrigue, war—or peace The
  • And at a pinch, he could probably turn to his friends in Beijing for a new loan.
    ECONOMIST: Venezuela's economy

词组短语

    短语

  • Jack at a pinch 临时拉来帮忙;临时拉来帮忙的人;临时代替的人

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • Something that you can do at a pinch can be done if it is really necessary, but it will be difficult, not perfect, or not what you would really like