Definition
节骨眼是口语中常用的比喻说法，字面意思是“关节上的眼睛”，实际上指一件事情最紧要、最关键的环节或时刻。通常用于“在节骨眼上”这个结构，强调时机或决策的重要性。例如：在考试的节骨眼上最好不要生病。
n.
critical momentcrucial juncturethe decisive point on which things turn
Examples
- 节骨眼，。zài zhège jiē shàng, nǐ bù néng fàngqì.At this critical moment, you can't give up.
- 节骨眼，。shìqing dào le jiē, yídìng yào lěngjìng.When things come to the crucial point, you must stay calm.
- 节骨眼。tā zǒng zài guānjiàn jiē shàng fàncuò.He always makes mistakes at the key juncture.
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