close call

英 [kləʊz kɔːl]

美 [kloʊz kɔːl]

勉强脱险;幸免于难

英英释义

noun

• something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
  Synonym:close shavesqueaksqueakernarrow escape

双语例句

• That was a close call! We nearly hit that car.
  真是危险阿，我们差点撞着那辆汽车。
• It was an extremely close call and looking back now I have no doubt that if my friend hadn't acted so promptly I would be dead.
  真实太险了，现在回头看看，当时如果朋友没有表现得那么敏捷，我会死的。
• Dick: I heard you had a close call this morning.
  迪克：我听说你今天早上是千钧一发。
• Two cars had a close call yesterday.
  昨天两部汽车差点出车祸。
• Were the staff involved in the adverse event or close call properly qualified and trained to perform their functions?
  牵涉不良事件当时和即将发生的员工，是否有适当的认证及训练以执行其职务？
• There are many, but it's a close call between Cul-de-Sac, Death in Venice and The Commitments.
  有很多，但是这是千钧一发之间的小路，死在威尼斯和承诺。
• The minutes say it was a "close call".
  会议纪要称，这是个“千钧一发”的时刻。
• But I think it's a close call.
  我觉得这是一个比较冒险的做法。
• Never mind that polls currently suggest the 2012 race will be a close call. What is more worrying is that Washington's gridlock may reflect bigger social splits.
  先不提最近民调显示2012年的选举将难分高下，更令人担忧的是，华盛顿的僵局可能反映的是更重大的社会分裂。
• The car almost ran me over, it was a close call.
  那辆汽车差点把我碾死，真是死里逃生。