| 单词 | near miss |
| 释义 | near miss also near-miss Word forms: plural near misses 1. countable noun You can say that there is a near miss when something is nearly hit by another thing, for example by a vehicle or a bomb. Details have been given of a near miss between two airliners over southern Englandearlier this week. [+ between] We've had a few near misses in the raids, as I expect you've noticed. 2. countable noun A near miss is an attempt to do something which fails by a very small amount. ...Milan's successful defence of the European Cup and near-miss in the Italian championshiplast season. [+ in] More Synonyms of near miss near miss in British Englishnoun 1. a bomb, shell, etc, that does not exactly hit the target 2. any attempt or shot that just fails to be successful 3. an incident in which two vehicles narrowly avoid collision near miss in American English1. a shell, aerial bomb, etc. that does not score a direct hit on the target but comes close enough to inflict some damage 2. any result that is nearly but not quite successful 3. a narrowly averted collision; a near escape Examples of 'near miss' in a sentence |
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