汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 火烧眉毛
火烧眉毛 (火燒眉毛)
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency
The fire burned to the eyebrows / It is very urgent to see things like a metaphor
火烧到眉毛。比喻事到眼前,非常急迫。
huǒ () shāo méi máo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

也许是因为火烧眉毛了就开始努力吧。

Maybe we know we are close to the end and we really push ourselves.

提高消费者本身的防备认识、自我平安安康维护认识曾经火烧眉毛

Raise consumer own awareness of safety and health protection consciousness, and self is imminent.

我从未见过那个成功的企业家不是觉得“火烧眉毛”的,就我个人来讲,我希望我合作的企业家有紧迫感。

I've never known a successful entrepreneur that doesn't feel like their hair is on fire and, personally, I want entrepreneurs that I work with to feel a keen sense of urgency.