narrow escape

英 [ˈnærəʊ ɪˈskeɪp]

美 [ˈnæroʊ ɪˈskeɪp]

侥幸脱险

英英释义

noun

• something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
  Synonym:close callclose shavesqueaksqueaker

双语例句

• Well, the young man did not seem to realize that he had had a narrow escape.
  可是，这个年轻人似乎并没有意识到他只不过是侥幸躲过一场灾难。
• He had a narrow escape, the bullet came within centimeters of his head.
  他真是死里逃生，子弹从距他脸几厘米的位置穿过。
• This narrow escape from death must be attributed to the fact that my name was accidentally left out of the life book in hell.
  这次死里逃生，可能是因为生死簿上漏掉了我的名字吧。
• Not many people survive such a narrow escape from death.
  并不是很多像我这样九死一生。
• John's narrow escape left him shaking with terror.
  钥翰死里逃生使他心有余悸。
• It was a narrow escape, one of many he would have during his long flight.
  这真是九死一生，也是他长期飞行生涯的其中之一。
• He had a narrow escape from death.
  他在千钧一发之际免于一死。
• It had indeed been a narrow escape for Cyrus Harding!
  赛勒斯·史密斯真是死里逃生！
• Did he have a narrow escape from the big tsunami?
  他有侥幸逃过那场大海啸吗？
• That was a narrow escape, we were lucky.
  那真是千钧一发，我们很幸运。