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单词 a close call
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a close call

idiom(UKalsoa close/near thing)
somethingbadthatalmosthappened:
侥幸的脱险，几乎发生的坏事
Thecarjustmissedthechildbut it was a veryclosecall.汽车差点撞着小孩，就差那么一点点。
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close call
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkləʊs ˈkɔːl/us
/ˌkloʊs ˈkɑːl/
asituationin which somethingbad,unpleasant, ordangerousalmosthappens, but youmanagetoavoidit:
It was aclosecallforresidentswhen atornadosweptthrough justwestof thetown.
Getting to theairportontimewas aclosecall.
Synonym
close shave
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squeaker(CLOSE COMPETITION)US
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  • asynchronous
  • attendant
  • be at workidiom
  • become
  • fall
  • fall into placeidiom
  • follow on
  • go hand in hand withsomethingidiom
  • go on
  • go together
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(Definition ofa close callfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

a close call

(UKalsoa close/near thing)
somethingbadthatalmosthappened
侥幸的脱险，几乎发生的坏事
Thecarjustmissedthechildbut it was a veryclosecall.汽车差点撞着小孩，就差那么一点点。

close call| American Dictionary

close call

idiom(alsoclose shave)
somethingbadthatalmosthappened:
Wealmostgothitby anothercardrivingover here – it was really a close call.
(Definition ofclose callfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofa close call

a close call
They had lost on their first game in aclosecall-due to the fact that they had to chase high total of 206 runs.
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Stepney has visited the railway again, helping out at the quarry and having aclosecallwhile stranded at the scrapyard.
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Huddersfield never again, too smallclosecalllast one.
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Rutherford had aclosecallin turn one while attempting to pass lap traffic.
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Taft is aclosecall.
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After an exciting first fifteen minutes which saw both teams make several close calls on the goal, both teams seemed to lose all energy.
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Since their first meeting, the series has included a number of upsets and close calls.
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Kevin is also at the concert, but they never see each other, despite several close calls.
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Logan keeps the picture, and has a run of close calls but escapes them, though a number of his comrades do not.
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However, theclosecallmay have convinced party leaders not to concede as much ground to civil rights proponents at future conventions.
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I said at the time that it was a veryclosecall.
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I believe that it will, but that it will be aclosecall.
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It is that seventh seat in all cases that would make theclosecall.
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But we must take the obvious warning—that this was a desparatelyclosecall, and if we do not accept that, we are not being realistic.
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On balance, that is bad thing, although it is aclosecall.
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