单词	near miss
释义	near miss noun variants or less commonly near-miss 1 a : a miss (as with a bomb) close enough to cause damage b : something that falls just short of success 2 a : a near collision (as between aircraft) b : close call Synonyms close call close shave See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences After years of near misses, the team has finally won a championship. a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving Recent Examples on the Web The report of an apocalypse near miss came as a wake-up call to Reagan. Evan Thomas, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 One thing Larson doesn’t have on his plate is time to dwell on his near miss last year at Pocono Raceway. Dan Gelston, ajc, 23 July 2022 Budgets: Information security and data privacy budgets tend to swell following a breach or a near miss. Jim Deloach, Forbes, 21 June 2022 His near miss stands out in British history, as does the significant loss of life. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 June 2022 There was one final, near miss effort to help Jack clean up. Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019 Ukraine's nuclear plant operator, Energoatom, said one cruise missile buzzed the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, about 220 miles to the south, on its way to the capital — citing the dangers of such a near miss. CBS News, 5 June 2022 Ukraine's nuclear plant operator, Energoatom, said one cruise missile buzzed the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, about 220 miles to the south, on its way to the capital — citing the dangers of such a near miss. Katie Wadington, USA TODAY, 5 June 2022 Nuclear plant operator Energoatom said one cruise missile buzzed close to the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, 220 miles to the south, and warned of the catastrophic dangers if such a near miss turned into a direct hit. John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1a near miss noun as in narrow escape a barely successful escape from something undesirable a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance narrow escape close call close shave near escape hairbreadth escape squeaker Antonyms & Near Antonyms misfire
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