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

• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！