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单词 near thing
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near thing


near thing

n. Something that barely succeeds or nearly ends in failure or disaster.

near thing

n informal an event or action whose outcome is nearly a failure, success, disaster, etc
Thesaurus
Noun1.near thing - something that barely avoids failure or disasteravoidance, shunning, turning away, dodging - deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

near thing


a near thing

1. An unpleasant, dangerous, or disastrous event or outcome that one narrowly avoids. No one was hurt in the accident, but it was a near thing—if the fuel tank had been hit, we all would have died. It was a near thing, but thankfully the surgeons managed to remove the cancerous tissue before it spread to other parts of my body. The last-minute deal will avert a government shutdown, but it will have been a near thing.2. A very narrow outcome or margin of success or failure. After finding out I got the job, I learned from a friend within the company that it was a near thing due to the yearlong gap in my résumé. It is expected to be a near thing in the final moments of the presidential election.See also: near, thing

near thing

Something just barely effected, as in That election was a near thing-he won by a handful of votes. [Mid-1700s] See also: near, thing

a close/near ˈthing

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a close-run ˈthing

(informal)
1 a competition, an election, a race, etc. which you only just succeed in winning: I know we won, but believe me, it was a near thing. They could easily have beaten us.
2 a punishment, an accident, etc. which you only just avoided: The police searched the house but they didn’t find him. It was a close-run thing.See also: close, near, thing

near thing


  • noun

Words related to near thing

noun something that barely avoids failure or disaster

Related Words

  • avoidance
  • shunning
  • turning away
  • dodging
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