hairbreadth

短语

• by a hairbreadth
  • ① 以一发之差;差点儿
  • He escaped death by a hairbreadth.他死里逃生[幸免于死]。
  • He threw a stone at me and it only missed by a hairbreadth.他向我扔一块石头,只差一点儿才没击中。
• to a hairbreadth
  • ① 丝毫不差
  • He could judge men to a hairbreadth.他能很准确地判断人。
• within a hairbreadth
  • ① 差一点
  • He was within a hairbreadth of death.他差一点死亡。