英语词汇“within an ace of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. within an ace of: on the very point of, within a hair's breadth of.

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the world > action or operation > doing > [adverb] > on the point of doing or being done

within an ace of1681

1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem ii. 29 He out with Basket-hilt and Dudgeon..Stands at his posture, Fencer-like, And was within an Ace to strike.

1699 T. Brown Let. 14 Aug. in Wks. (1707) I. ii. 99 I was within an Ace of being talked to Death.

1711 A. Pope Corr. 12 Nov. (1956) I. 135 What an agreable Surprize..to have met you by..accident, which I was within an ace of doing.

1772 Town & Country Mag. May 295/1 He was within an ace of falling into the street.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 43 I came within an ace of making my fortune.

1880 Manch. Guardian Oct. 30 A conspiracy to restore the Throne, was within an ace of being carried into execution.

1919 Athenæum 1 Aug. 695/2 ‘Sweating on the top line’ is to be within an ace of obtaining what you want.

1987 T. C. Boyle World's End 120 In the next moment he came within an ace of being run down by some idiot on a forklift.

单词	within an ace of
释义	> as lemmas within an ace of c. within an ace of: on the very point of, within a hair's breadth of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adverb] > on the point of doing or being done within an ace of1681 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem ii. 29 He out with Basket-hilt and Dudgeon..Stands at his posture, Fencer-like, And was within an Ace to strike. 1699 T. Brown Let. 14 Aug. in Wks. (1707) I. ii. 99 I was within an Ace of being talked to Death. 1711 A. Pope Corr. 12 Nov. (1956) I. 135 What an agreable Surprize..to have met you by..accident, which I was within an ace of doing. 1772 Town & Country Mag. May 295/1 He was within an ace of falling into the street. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 43 I came within an ace of making my fortune. 1880 Manch. Guardian Oct. 30 A conspiracy to restore the Throne, was within an ace of being carried into execution. 1919 Athenæum 1 Aug. 695/2 ‘Sweating on the top line’ is to be within an ace of obtaining what you want. 1987 T. C. Boyle World's End 120 In the next moment he came within an ace of being run down by some idiot on a forklift. extracted from acen.¹adj.¹int. < as lemmas
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