narrow escape

英 [ˈnærəʊ ɪˈskeɪp]

美 [ˈnæroʊ ɪˈskeɪp]

侥幸脱险

英英释义

noun

• something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
  Synonym:close callclose shavesqueaksqueaker

双语例句

• It had indeed been a narrow escape for Cyrus Harding!
  赛勒斯·史密斯真是死里逃生！
• We got out in time but it was a narrow escape.
  我们及时逃出，险些未能脱身。
• Two police officers had a narrow escape when separatists attacked their vehicles.
  分裂主义者袭击他们的车辆时，两名警官死里逃生。
• The couple had a narrow escape from the fire.
  这对夫妻从火灾中死里逃生。
• Last year I had a narrow escape, and I don't want to risk my life a second time.
  去年我死里逃生，因此我不想再去冒生命危险了。
• The second day he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol of British soldiers.
  第二天，他碰上了一队英国巡逻兵，好不容易才脱了险。
• A: Yes, this is a narrow escape.
  答：是的，差一点没逃了。
• It was a narrow escape, one of many he would have during his long flight.
  这真是九死一生，也是他长期飞行生涯的其中之一。
• That was a narrow escape, we were lucky.
  那真是千钧一发，我们很幸运。
• A large number of travelers had a narrow escape this morning when a bomb ripped apart the train in which they had been traveling.
  很多旅客今天上午险些丢了性命，因为一颗炸弹炸断了他们乘坐的列车。