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

• 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。
• Two cars had a close call yesterday.
  昨天两部汽车差点出车祸。
• But I think it's a close call.
  我觉得这是一个比较冒险的做法。
• The minutes say it was a "close call".
  会议纪要称，这是个“千钧一发”的时刻。
• 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。
• 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。
• An interview is like a very, very delicate scale-it's very hard to judge someone based on a one hour interview and it may seem like a very close call.
  面谈就像是台非常非常精密的天平：很难基于一小时的面谈评断某人，而且可能似乎左右为难（likeaveryclosecall）。
• 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。
• 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。