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

• W hat about eurozone interest rates? They will fall-but it is a close call.
  欧元区利率将会下跌但这种可能性也不是特别大。
• 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。
• You were just in time. Whew! What a close call
  你可真及时。嚯，真是好险呢！
• 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 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。
• 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！
• Two cars had a close call yesterday.
  昨天两部汽车差点出车祸。
• 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”。
• I sold my stock just before the market crashed. It was really a close call.
  我在股市下跌之前就把股票全抛了。真玄！
• 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。