英语词组the near thing是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

a near thing

1. An unpleasant, dangerous, or disastrous event or outcome that one narrowly avoids. No one was hurt in the accident, but it was a near thing—if the fuel tank had been hit, we all would have died. It was a near thing, but thankfully the surgeons managed to remove the cancerous tissue before it spread to other parts of my body. The last-minute deal will avert a government shutdown, but it will have been a near thing.

2. A very narrow outcome or margin of success or failure. After finding out I got the job, I learned from a friend within the company that it was a near thing due to the yearlong gap in my résumé. It is expected to be a near thing in the final moments of the presidential election.

near thing

Something just barely effected, as in That election was a near thing-he won by a handful of votes. [Mid-1700s]

a close/near ˈthing

a close-run ˈthing

(informal)
1 a competition, an election, a race, etc. which you only just succeed in winning: I know we won, but believe me, it was a near thing. They could easily have beaten us.
2 a punishment, an accident, etc. which you only just avoided: The police searched the house but they didn’t find him. It was a close-run thing.

词组	the near thing
释义	(redirected from the near thing) a near thing 1. An unpleasant, dangerous, or disastrous event or outcome that one narrowly avoids. No one was hurt in the accident, but it was a near thing—if the fuel tank had been hit, we all would have died. It was a near thing, but thankfully the surgeons managed to remove the cancerous tissue before it spread to other parts of my body. The last-minute deal will avert a government shutdown, but it will have been a near thing. 2. A very narrow outcome or margin of success or failure. After finding out I got the job, I learned from a friend within the company that it was a near thing due to the yearlong gap in my résumé. It is expected to be a near thing in the final moments of the presidential election. near thing Something just barely effected, as in That election was a near thing-he won by a handful of votes. [Mid-1700s] a close/near ˈthing , a close-run ˈthing (informal) 1 a competition, an election, a race, etc. which you only just succeed in winning: I know we won, but believe me, it was a near thing. They could easily have beaten us. 2 a punishment, an accident, etc. which you only just avoided: The police searched the house but they didn’t find him. It was a close-run thing.
随便看	let them into let them know let them loose let them loose on let them loose on something let them off let them off easy let them off the hook let them out let them out of let them pass by let them past let themselves go let themselves in for let them slide let them slide by let them slip away let them slip by let them stew let them stew in their own juice let them stew in their own juices let them through let (the) perfect be the enemy of (the) good let the perfect be the enemy of the good let there be light