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
双语例句
- 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。 - This close call in Singapore reminds all of us of the importance of expanded law enforcement and intelligence efforts and the role of international cooperation.
新加坡化险为夷的经验,提醒我们加强执法行动、情报收集工作、和扩大国际合作的重要性。 - 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。 - It was an extremely close call and looking back now I have no doubt that if my friend hadn't acted so promptly I would be dead.
真实太险了,现在回头看看,当时如果朋友没有表现得那么敏捷,我会死的。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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)。 - 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! - 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。