in the balance
US /ɪn ðə ˈbæl.əns/
UK /ɪn ðə ˈbæl.əns/

1.
懸而未決, 危在旦夕
with an uncertain outcome; at a critical stage
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The future of the company hangs in the balance.
公司的未來懸而未決。
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His life was in the balance after the accident.
事故後,他的生命危在旦夕。
懸而未決, 危在旦夕
with an uncertain outcome; at a critical stage