1. in a bad situation when help is needed I can help out at a pinch if you need a babysitter. At a pinch, you can substitute another ingredient in the recipe.
at a pinch 片语
片语
at stake危如累卵;处于危险中;在紧要关头
at a pinch 例句
英汉例句
it's really my weekend off but at a pinch i could come in and help get the job finished.
那确是我的周末休息日,但如果有必要,我可以来帮着把这工作干完。
the czechs could at a pinch turn to quantitative easing, but elsewhere the macroeconomic policy locker looks bare.
捷克人在紧要关头会实行量化宽松政策,但是在别处的宏观经济政策保护将会变得没有用处。
and the coxswain, israel hands, was a careful, wily, old, experienced seaman who could be trusted at a pinch with almost anything.