by a whisker

  • 释义
  • 用胡须

  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    He missed the first prize by a whisker.

    他和头奖擦肩而过.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    You escaped serious injury by a whisker, so consider yourselves very lucky.

    你差一点就受重伤, 你应该觉得自己很幸运.

  • 3、

    A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million).

    新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量(700万比690万)。