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English-Thai Dictionary

knife-edge

N คม มีด  ใบ มีด  kom-mid

 

Oxford Dictionary

knife-edge

knife-edge noun 1 the edge of a knife. [ as modifier ] (of creases or pleats in a garment ) very narrow or sharp. 2 [ in sing. ] a very tense or dangerous situation: worried investors could be living on a knife-edge for the next twelve months. 3 a sharp mountain ridge; an arête. 4 a steel wedge on which a pendulum or other device oscillates or is balanced.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

knife-edge

kn fe- dge kn fe dge 名詞 C 〖単数形で 〗ナイフの刃 (先 ); ナイフに似た形のもの 〘山のとがった峰や尾根など 〙. on a kn fe-edge 1 (結果が )まったく予測 [見当 ]のつかない, 予断を許さない .2 «…の結果を » とても心配して, 不安に思って «about » .形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗とてもはらはらする, 緊迫した .