| 词汇 | come-within-a-whisker-of |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | come within a whisker of (doing) somethingidiom If you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you: 差一点就做…；…差一点就发生了 Twice now she had come within a whisker of death.到目前为止，她两次与死神擦肩而过。 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. Almost a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom about almost as good asidiom as much asidiom be on the way to somethingidiom intent more more or lessidiom much near strike sub that was close!idiom to the brink of something to/for all intents and purposesidiom up to (doing) somethingidiom verge virtual way |
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