walk a fine line (between A and B)
As a manager, she has to walk a fine line between being firm and being fair.
作为经理,她必须在严格和公平之间走一条微妙的界限。
微妙的界限;一线之差
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微妙的界限;一线之差
a very small difference between two things that may seem similar
As a manager, she has to walk a fine line between being firm and being fair.
作为经理,她必须在严格和公平之间走一条微妙的界限。
There is a fine line between a joke and an insult.
玩笑和侮辱之间只有一线之隔。
As a freelancer, I walk a fine line between work and relaxation.
作为一名自由职业者,我在工作和放松之间保持微妙的平衡。
She knows there's a fine line between being confident and being arrogant.
她知道自信和傲慢之间只有一线之差。
As a manager, she has to walk a fine line between being firm and being fair.
作为经理,她必须在严格和公平之间走一条微妙的界限。
There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.
自信和傲慢之间只有一线之差。
The law draws a fine line between self-defense and excessive force.
法律在自卫和过度使用武力之间划出了一条微妙的界限。
Not this
There is fine line between love and hate.
Use this
There is a fine line between love and hate.
遗漏冠词:短语 "a fine line" 是固定搭配,必须使用不定冠词 a。
Not this
There is a thin line between genius and madness.
Use this
There is a fine line between genius and madness.
用词混淆:表达微妙界限时,固定短语是 "a fine line",而非 "a thin line",虽然后者也常见,但前者更符合英语习惯用法。
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常用于 there is a fine line between... 的句型,表示两者难以区分。
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