单词 | a close third |
释义 | > as lemmasa close third a close second: designating or denoting a person or thing that is in second place but behind the leader by only a small margin in a (notional) race or contest; similarly a close third, etc. ΚΠ 1823 Morning Chron. 21 Jan. Mr. Thompson kept a close second to Mr. Thompson in the 5th mile. 1871 Rep. 66th Ann. Meeting New Eng. Soc. N.Y. 49 If we are still the shrewdest..of all races..you run us a very close second. 1888 Outing Aug. 474/1 It was won by Will Windle, on a Victor racer, in 2m. 43s. with Fred Foster, the Canadian, a close second. 1921 Photoplay Mar. 60/2 Two of the most successful of that day were a night watchman and a train dispatcher. An office boy..ran them a close third. 1955 F. G. Ashbrook Butchering, Processing & Preserv. Meat xiv.273 Bologna sausage is quite similar [to the frankfurter] and is a close second in popularity. 1994 Barbados Advocate 10 Aug. 36/1 The form he showed when finishing a close eighth behind Wizard King..at Royal Ascot. 2004 J. Emsley Vanity, Vitality, & Virility (2006) i. 16 Cubic-BN,..which comes a close second to diamond in terms of hardness. < as lemmas |
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