英语词组close but no cigar是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

close but no cigar (of an attempt) almost but not quite successful. North American informal

☞ This phrase possibly originated as a consoling comment to or about a man who put up a good, but not winning, performance in a competition or especially a fairground test of strength in which the prize was a cigar.

2010Guardian He's too old to be in porn, and it's the wrong month for nude calendars. So who is he: the newest Chippendale? Close, but no cigar. He's the former ballet dancer who is now White House chief of staff.

词组	close but no cigar
释义	close but no cigar (of an attempt) almost but not quite successful. North American informal ☞ This phrase possibly originated as a consoling comment to or about a man who put up a good, but not winning, performance in a competition or especially a fairground test of strength in which the prize was a cigar. 2010Guardian He's too old to be in porn, and it's the wrong month for nude calendars. So who is he: the newest Chippendale? Close, but no cigar. He's the former ballet dancer who is now White House chief of staff.
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