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

• Two cars had a close call yesterday.
  昨天两部汽车差点出车祸。
• 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。
• 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。
• The minutes say it was a "close call".
  会议纪要称，这是个“千钧一发”的时刻。
• W hat about eurozone interest rates? They will fall-but it is a close call.
  欧元区利率将会下跌但这种可能性也不是特别大。
• The general consensus around the venue with players and with knowledgeable fans in the crowd was that this final was going to be a very close call and it could well be determined by a single break.
  一般的共识周围场地与球员和球迷与知识在人群中是，这最终将会是一个非常密切的号召，它很可能决定一个单一的突破。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。