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
双语例句
- 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。 - I had a close call on my way to work, a car hit my bike but I did not fall.
我今天上班路上的情况挺惊险,一辆车撞了我的自行车,不过我没有摔倒。 - 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。 - My father is still in hospital; his life is no longer in any danger, but it was a close call.
我的父亲仍住在医院里,但不再有生命危险了,他真是死里逃生。 - And a close call for one man in Russia who was lucky to be alive.
再来看看在俄罗斯的一个人的惊险一刻,他能活着真的是很幸运。 - 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。 - Yet the cash flow problem was not his only close call.
然而现金流问题并不是他的唯一“命门”。 - But I think it's a close call.
我觉得这是一个比较冒险的做法。 - 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。 - It was a close call, but luckily enemy had had aim.
真是千钧一发,不过,很幸运地,敌人找错了目标。