英语词汇“to be a near thing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Narrowly achieved, barely effected; narrowly decided, closely contested. Frequently in to be a near thing.† near run n. Obsolete a near escape.

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c1475 Mankind (1969) 617 I was twychyde by þe neke;..þe halter brast asonder... The halff ys abowte my neke; we hade a nere rune!

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Narrow, narrow or near search or Escape.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia IV. xi. ii. 123 You certainly know..how hard Colonel Trompington is run at your Town, in the Election of a Mayor; they tell me it will be a very near Thing, unless you join us.

1856 G. J. Whyte-Melville Kate Coventry i It was a near race.

1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 II. 396 Long chases and near escapes.

1894 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Real Charlotte II. xxiii. 120 ‘That was a near thing,’ remarked Mr. Hawkins complacently, as a slight grating sound told that they had grazed one of these smooth-backed monsters.

1930 W. Gibson Hazards 8 A near thing! But he caught the plane: 'twas well He did not miss it.

1964 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka xxi. 190 When one moving coil lashed over the crocodile's head, Mulembe snapped at it with spiky-toothed jaws which almost bit through... It was a near thing for the snake.

1973 C. Bonington Next Horizon xix. 261 Twenty-four hours later the shock of my near-escape really hit me, and manifested itself mainly in a sense of horror at letting down my family.

1991 R. R. McCammon Boy's Life i. iii. 35 I came very close to wetting my pants. Somehow I held my water, but it was a near thing.

单词	to be a near thing
释义	> as lemmas to be a near thing a. Narrowly achieved, barely effected; narrowly decided, closely contested. Frequently in to be a near thing.† near run n. Obsolete a near escape. ΚΠ c1475 Mankind (1969) 617 I was twychyde by þe neke;..þe halter brast asonder... The halff ys abowte my neke; we hade a nere rune! 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Narrow, narrow or near search or Escape. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia IV. xi. ii. 123 You certainly know..how hard Colonel Trompington is run at your Town, in the Election of a Mayor; they tell me it will be a very near Thing, unless you join us. 1856 G. J. Whyte-Melville Kate Coventry i It was a near race. 1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 II. 396 Long chases and near escapes. 1894 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Real Charlotte II. xxiii. 120 ‘That was a near thing,’ remarked Mr. Hawkins complacently, as a slight grating sound told that they had grazed one of these smooth-backed monsters. 1930 W. Gibson Hazards 8 A near thing! But he caught the plane: 'twas well He did not miss it. 1964 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka xxi. 190 When one moving coil lashed over the crocodile's head, Mulembe snapped at it with spiky-toothed jaws which almost bit through... It was a near thing for the snake. 1973 C. Bonington Next Horizon xix. 261 Twenty-four hours later the shock of my near-escape really hit me, and manifested itself mainly in a sense of horror at letting down my family. 1991 R. R. McCammon Boy's Life i. iii. 35 I came very close to wetting my pants. Somehow I held my water, but it was a near thing. extracted from nearadj.n. < as lemmas
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