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

• The car almost ran me over, it was a close call.
  那辆汽车差点把我碾死，真是死里逃生。
• You were just in time. Whew! What a close call
  你可真及时。嚯，真是好险呢！
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The minutes say it was a "close call".
  会议纪要称，这是个“千钧一发”的时刻。
• 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）。