英语单词短语词组“come within a whisker of (doing) something”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

come within a whisker of(doing) something

idiom

If you come within awhiskerof doing something, youalmostdo it or italmosthappensto you:

Twice now she had come within awhiskerofdeath.

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

not completely

almostWe need to hurry up - it's almost time to go.
nearlyIt's nearly midnight.
nearHe was near tears(= almost crying).
aboutAre you about ready to leave?
all butThe concert was all but over by the time we arrived.
well-nighIt was well-nigh impossible to get a person on the phone these days.

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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Almost

a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom
about
almost
as good asidiom
as much asidiom
be on the way tosomethingidiom
intent
more
more or lessidiom
much
near
part
sub
that was close!idiom
to/for all intents and purposesidiom
up to(doing) somethingidiom
verge
verge onsomething
virtual
way

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(Definition ofcome within a whisker of (doing) somethingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	come within a whisker of (doing) something
释义	come within a whisker of(doing) something idiom If you come within awhiskerof doing something, youalmostdo it or italmosthappensto you: Twice now she had come within awhiskerofdeath. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples not completely almostWe need to hurry up - it's almost time to go. nearlyIt's nearly midnight. nearHe was near tears(= almost crying). aboutAre you about ready to leave? all butThe concert was all but over by the time we arrived. well-nighIt was well-nigh impossible to get a person on the phone these days. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Almost a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom about almost as good asidiom as much asidiom be on the way tosomethingidiom intent more more or lessidiom much near part sub that was close!idiom to/for all intents and purposesidiom up to(doing) somethingidiom verge verge onsomething virtual way See more results » (Definition ofcome within a whisker of (doing) somethingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/come-within-a-whisker-of##
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