Phrase
narrow escape
死里逃生；九死一生；幸免于难
a situation in which you only just manage to avoid danger or disaster
- 1.
A situation in which some danger or unfortunate circumstance is only just avoided.
险些避开危险或不幸的情况
险些避开危险或不幸的情况；九死一生；幸免于难; 真玄啊
In use
The cyclist had a narrow escape when the truck swerved at the last moment.
The hikers were shaken by their narrow escape from the sudden landslide.
The family's narrow escape from the fire left them in shock.
have a narrow escape
He had a narrow escape when the car almost hit him.
当汽车差点撞到他时，他真是幸免于难。
a narrow escape from sth
The hikers had a narrow escape from the avalanche.
那些徒步旅行者从雪崩中死里逃生。
it was a narrow escape
It was a narrow escape; the building collapsed seconds after they left.
真是九死一生；他们离开几秒钟后大楼就倒塌了。
Common mistakes
He had narrow escape.He had a narrow escape.
中文常说‘险些遇难’，但英语中‘narrow escape’是名词短语，前面需要加不定冠词‘a’。
He narrow escaped the accident.He had a narrow escape from the accident.
‘narrow escape’是名词短语，不能用作动词。正确表达是‘have a narrow escape from something’，表示‘幸免于某事’。
Connections
Confusing words
- close call
- 好险的事，差点发生的事 · close call 强调事件险些发生而侥幸避免；narrow escape 强调从危险中逃脱。
- near miss
- 险些相撞，几乎发生的事故 · near miss 多用于具体事故（如交通、航空），指几乎发生的碰撞；narrow escape 范围更广。
- brush with death
- 与死亡擦肩而过 · brush with death 强调濒临死亡的具体经历，语气更强；narrow escape 更泛指危险处境。
Word family
- narrow escapes
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.