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

• I had a close call on the way to the office this morning. a car almost hit me!
  我在早晨来上班的路上差点出事，一辆车差点就撞到我了！
• The changes in the telomeres found in lizards that have experienced a close call adds to the evidence that environmental stress has negative effects by eroding telomere length.
  在遭遇过险情的蜥蜴体内的端粒所发生的变化进一步证明了生存环境的压力会给蜥蜴带来负面的影响，使其端粒长度变短。
• Two cars had a close call yesterday.
  昨天两部汽车差点出车祸。
• 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。
• You were just in time. Whew! What a close call
  你可真及时。嚯，真是好险呢！
• The car missed the child, but it was a very close call.
  汽车没有撞上孩子，但真的是死里逃生。
• 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。
• The minutes say it was a "close call".
  会议纪要称，这是个“千钧一发”的时刻。
• 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。
• And a close call for one man in Russia who was lucky to be alive.
  再来看看在俄罗斯的一个人的惊险一刻，他能活着真的是很幸运。