| 单词 | hairbreadth difference |
| 释义 | > as lemmashairbreadth difference 2. attributive or as adj. : Extremely narrow or close, as hairbreadth difference, hairbreadth escape, hairbreadth scape; hence, hairbreadth adventure, hairbreadth risk. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [adjective] > narrow (of escape) hairbreadtha1616 touch and go1800 the world > space > distance > [adjective] > short (of distance) > very short distance hairbreadth1768 hair's breadth1841 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 135 Heire-breadth scapes ith imminent deadly breach. View more context for this quotation 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 140 The hair-breadth differences of language. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vi. i. 80 His hair-breadth adventures and heroic exploits. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. 1st Ser. i. 9 The hair-breadth scapes of hunted patriots. < as lemmas |
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