出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第47页(321字)
①形容危险就在眼前,例该城已被重重包围,又无援军,危在旦夕。
The city has been surrounded.With no reinforcements it is in a precarious state indeed.
②病况危急,死亡不过是早晚的事,例他的病情毫无起色,已经危在旦夕。
With no visible improvement,he is in a very critical condition indeed.