hairsbreadth

[US]/hɛəzbrɛdθ/
[UK]/hɛrzbrɛdθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.间不容发的宽度;极短的距离;千钧一发
adj.窄如发丝的;极狭的
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

by a hairsbreadth

毫厘之差

to a hairsbreadth

精确无误

hairsbreadth escape

九死一生

hairsbreadth away

差之毫厘

within hairsbreadth

在毫厘之间

hairsbreadth margin

极小差距

hairsbreadth difference

微乎其微

a hairsbreadth's

一发之差

hairsbreadth close

相差无几

hairsbreadth miss

千钧一发

Example Sentences

the car missed the child by a hairsbreadth.

那辆车险些撞到那个孩子。

she came within a hairsbreadth of winning the championship.

她差点赢得锦标赛冠军。

the arrow flew past his head by a hairsbreadth.

箭从他头顶飞过,差之毫厘。

it was a hairsbreadth difference between success and failure.

成功与失败之间只有毫厘之差。

he made a hairsbreadth escape from the collapsing building.

他侥幸逃离了倒塌的建筑。

the politician was within a hairsbreadth of losing the election.

这位政治家险些输掉选举。

their opinions differed by only a hairsbreadth.

他们的意见只有细微差别。

the detective was at a hairsbreadth from solving the case.

侦探离破案只有一步之遥。

the hiker was rescued just a hairsbreadth away from the cliff edge.

徒步旅行者获救时离悬崖边缘仅有毫厘之差。

the team won by a hairsbreadth margin.

这支球队以微弱优势获胜。

she saved the document a hairsbreadth before the computer crashed.

她在电脑崩溃前及时保存了文件。

the gymnast landed the dismount by a hairsbreadth.

体操运动员落地时险象环生。

the driver stopped the vehicle by a hairsbreadth.

司机及时刹住了车。

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