the jaws of death/defeat/despair etcliteraryALMOST a situation in which something unpleasant almost happens 死亡边缘/胜负关头/绝望边缘等 She had saved him from the jaws of death. 她把他从鬼门关里救了出来。
the jaws of death/defeat/despair etc• The shocked priority of examining herself after escaping, literally, from the jaws of death, wore off.
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