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单词 near miss
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near miss
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌnɪə ˈmɪs/us
/ˌnɪr ˈmɪs/

near missnoun[C usually singular](HIT)

(alsonear thing)
asituationin which somethingalmosthitssomethingelse:
几乎击中；几乎相撞
A Boeing 747 wasinvolvedin a nearmisswith aprivateaircraftjustsouthofSanFrancisco.一架波音747客机就在旧金山以南险些与一架私人飞机相撞。
That was a nearmiss- we must have come within aninchof thatlorry!真是死里逃生——我们只差一点点就撞上了那辆运货卡车！
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near missnoun[C usually singular](HAPPEN)

anattemptto do orachievesomething thatfailsalthoughitalmostsucceeds
功亏一篑
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  • game overidiom
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(Definition ofnear missfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

near miss| American Dictionary

near miss
noun[C]
us
/ˈnɪər ˈmɪs/
asituationin which anaccidentalmosthappened:
That was a near miss – he must have come within 50feetof the otherplane.
(Definition ofnear missfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnear miss

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No indication of a cut-off value for what is considered anearmisswas given.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Reporting and preventing medical mishaps: lessons from non-medicalnearmissreporting systems.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One particular type ofnearmisslogged was the incorrect creation of a volume matrix.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The next most commonnearmissis using the wrong tray factor, with a corresponding rate of 13.3 per 1000.
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Having come through this rite of passage relatively unscathed, it treated the incident as anearmiss, a bad accident that could have been much worse.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the difference between anearmissand total disaster is sometimes slight.
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What definition is set out of what anearmissmeans?
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It was anearmiss, as he put it; a fantasy.
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I said that we scored anearmiss.
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I suggest that until public concern can be allayed any futurenearmissincident be subjected to the same procedure.
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One or two of them involved the aircraft that was eventually lost, and another involved anearmissof 100 ft with a helicopter.
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Three people witnessed the incident, which was anearmiss.
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I now switch to another metaphor; another form of transport which is perhaps better than a "nearmiss".
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It would obviously be highly undesirable to have not just a direct clash but even anearmiss.
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We hear about them only when thenearmissis no longer a "nearmiss" and the ultimate has happened.
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