| 单词 | near miss |
| 释义 | near missor near-missSEE SYNONYMS FOR near miss ON THESAURUS.COM nouna strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target. an instance of two vehicles, aircraft, etc., narrowly avoiding a collision. something that falls narrowly short of its object or of success: an interesting movie, but a near miss. Words nearby near missnear gale, near-infrared radiation, Near Islands, nearly, near-market research, near miss, near money, near-point, near real-time, near rhyme, nearshore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for near miss
British Dictionary definitions for near missnear miss nouna bomb, shell, etc, that does not exactly hit the target any attempt or shot that just fails to be successful an incident in which two vehicles narrowly avoid collision Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with near missnear miss A narrowly avoided mishap; also, an attempt that falls just short of success. For example, It was a near miss for that truck, since the driver had crossed the center strip into on-coming traffic, or Her horse kept having a near miss in every race, so she decided to sell it. This expression originated during World War II, when it signified a bomb exploding in the water near enough to a ship to damage its hull. Soon afterward it acquired its present meanings. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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