单词 | win/lose by a whisker |
释义 | win/lose by a whisker From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwin/lose by a whiskerwin/lose by a whiskerinformalLITTLE/NOT MUCH to win or lose by a very small amount Schmidt finished second, losing by a whisker in the final event. → whiskerExamples from the Corpuswin/lose by a whisker• Davidson won the election by a whisker.• He finished second in the 1988 Superstars, losing by a whisker in the final event.• In a race that was ultimately won by a whisker, the Powell effect may even have made the difference for Bush. |
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