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have a close shave
最常用结构，表示经历一次险情。
I had a close shave when the car skidded on the ice.
汽车在冰上打滑时，我侥幸脱险。
侥幸脱险；幸免；千钧一发
close shaves — plural of close shave
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侥幸脱险；幸免；千钧一发
a narrow escape from danger or disaster
I had a close shave when the car skidded on the ice.
汽车在冰上打滑时，我侥幸脱险。
非正式用语，常用于口语
贴近皮肤的剃须
A shave that is very short or near the skin.
险些发生的事故
A near accident or mishap; a dangerous or risky encounter or incident.
We had a close shave when the car nearly hit us on the highway.
在高速公路上那辆车差点撞到我们，我们侥幸脱险。
Missing the last step was a close shave, but she landed safely.
错过最后一级台阶真是千钧一发，但她安全落地了。
The hikers escaped with a close shave when the storm suddenly arrived.
暴风雨突然来临时，徒步者们侥幸脱险。
最常用结构，表示经历一次险情。
I had a close shave when the car skidded on the ice.
汽车在冰上打滑时，我侥幸脱险。
用于评论刚发生的险情。
That was a close shave – the bullet missed me by inches.
真是千钧一发——子弹差几英寸就打中我了。
后接危险对象，强调幸免于某种灾难。
He had a close shave with death after falling from a cliff.
他从悬崖上掉下来，差一点丧命。
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I had close shave yesterday.
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I had a close shave yesterday.
“close shave” 是可数名词短语，需要冠词 “a”。
Not this
That was a close shave moment.
Use this
That was a close shave.
“close shave” 是名词短语，不能作形容词修饰名词，应单独使用。
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