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

• And it was a close call in northern Texas where a pair of children nearly walked into a lightening bolt.
  在北德克萨斯州上演了千钧一发一幕，两个小孩几乎被闪电击中。
• Making your ears and eyes bigger in this close call, you will be the terminator or saviour of the world!
  放大你的耳朵，睁大你的眼睛，千钧一发之际，你就是世界的终结者或救世主！
• EXAMPLE: Driving home today I had a close call when a large truck suddenly turned in front of me.
  今天开车回家时，一辆大卡车突然拐到我面前，差点出事。
• 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。
• I sold my stock just before the market crashed. It was really a close call.
  我在股市下跌之前就把股票全抛了。真玄！
• 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。
• This close call in Singapore reminds all of us of the importance of expanded law enforcement and intelligence efforts and the role of international cooperation.
  新加坡化险为夷的经验，提醒我们加强执法行动、情报收集工作、和扩大国际合作的重要性。
• The changes in the telomeres found in lizards that have experienced a close call adds to the evidence that environmental stress has negative effects by eroding telomere length.
  在遭遇过险情的蜥蜴体内的端粒所发生的变化进一步证明了生存环境的压力会给蜥蜴带来负面的影响，使其端粒长度变短。
• Joe had a close call when his motorbike nearly collided with a lorry.
  乔的摩托车差点同卡车猛撞，他侥幸地脱险了。
• The minutes say it was a "close call".
  会议纪要称，这是个“千钧一发”的时刻。