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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You were just in time. Whew! What a close call
  你可真及时。嚯，真是好险呢！
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• The minutes say it was a "close call".
  会议纪要称，这是个“千钧一发”的时刻。
• 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。