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

• The second day he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol of British soldiers.
  第二天，他碰上了一队英国巡逻兵，好不容易才脱了险。
• The couple had a narrow escape from the fire.
  这对夫妻从火灾中死里逃生。
• That was a narrow escape, we were lucky.
  那真是千钧一发，我们很幸运。
• A large number of travelers had a narrow escape this morning when a bomb ripped apart the train in which they had been traveling.
  很多旅客今天上午险些丢了性命，因为一颗***炸断了他们乘坐的列车。
• He had a narrow escape from death.
  他在千钧一发之际免于一死。
• I really am lucky. Not many people survive such a narrow escape from death.
  （我的确很幸运。并不是很多人可以像我这样九死一生。）
• 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 is thanking his lucky stars for a narrow escape.
  他觉得自己能侥幸逃脱真是运气好。
• He had a narrow escape from the fire, but the surface of his skin was severely burned.
  他在这次火灾中死里逃生，但是体表被大面积烧伤。
• 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。