| 单词 | close shave |
| 释义 | > as lemmasclose shave b. Hence, with substantives of action or position. close shave (originally U.S.): a narrow escape, a near thing (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > narrow rub and go1790 touch and go1816 squeak1822 near go1826 close shave1834 a near (also close) toucher1844 squeeze1848 near-run thing1860 close call1881 1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. vii. 521 Such near and close Access to his most holy Majesty. 1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. ii. 200 With every claim of close affinity. 1834 C. A. Davis Lett. J. Downing, Major 13 I did not so much as get my feet wet when the bridge fell, though it was a close shave. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. vii. 73 We passed clear; but it was a close shave. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 17 To come into the closest contact with the practical affairs of the world. 1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa II. 270 Batanta is in close proximity to Salwatti. 1888 Adm. Colomb in Times 6 Jan. 13/3 Close shaving as the cause of collisions at sea. 1888 Adm. Colomb in Times 6 Jan. 13/3 There are no collisions where each ship has tried to give the other a ‘close shave’. 1940 ‘Gun Buster’ Return via Dunkirk ii. i. 90 That was a close shave for me. 1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 6 Nov. 7 A close shave between the two totals may be magnified in the Electoral College into a chasm. 1964 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka ix. 79 The leopard..tumbled in a heap between the crouching Freddie and me... ‘A very close shave,’ I muttered. < as lemmas |
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