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

• Making your ears and eyes bigger in this close call, you will be the terminator or saviour of the world!
  放大你的耳朵，睁大你的眼睛，千钧一发之际，你就是世界的终结者或救世主！
• 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。
• But I think it's a close call.
  我觉得这是一个比较冒险的做法。
• Philip Klapwijk, executive chairman of GFMS, the consultancy that produces the statistics on gold supply and demand, said it would be "a close call" which of China and India was the largest buyer this year.
  编制黄金供需统计数据的咨询公司gfms的执行董事长菲利普克拉普维克（philipklapwijk）表示，“很难预测”中国和印度哪个将成为今年的最大买家。
• 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。
• 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）。
• Were the staff involved in the adverse event or close call properly qualified and trained to perform their functions?
  牵涉不良事件当时和即将发生的员工，是否有适当的认证及训练以执行其职务？
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。