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hairbreadth

/ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/

Meanings
noun

千钧一发，毫厘，一线。

The width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount

Examples :

"The car missed hitting the cyclist by a hairbreadth. "
汽车差之毫厘就撞到骑自行车的人了。
amount space

Related Words

Illustration car

car noun

/kɑː/ /kɑɹ/

汽车，轿车

"She drove her car to the mall."

她开着她的轿车去了购物中心。

Illustration missed

missed verb

/mɪst/

没打中，失手

"I missed the target."

我没打中靶子。

Illustration hitting

hitting verb

/ˈhɪtɪŋ/

打，撞击

"The baseball player was hitting the ball hard. "

棒球运动员狠狠地击打着球。

Illustration cyclist

cyclist noun

/ˈsaɪ.klɪst/

骑自行车的人，自行车手。

"The cyclist wore a helmet for safety while riding on the busy street. "

骑自行车的人在繁忙的街道上骑行时，为了安全起见戴着头盔。

Illustration very

very adjective

/ˈvɛɹi/

真实，确实，真正。

"He tried his very best."

他确实尽了最大的努力。

Illustration width

width noun

/ˈwɪdθ/

宽度，宽。

"The width of the classroom table was too narrow for our group project. "

教室桌子的宽度对于我们的小组项目来说太窄了。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration small

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

Illustration distance

distance noun

/ˈdɪs.təns/

距离，路程。

"From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok."

从莫斯科出发，到圣彼得堡的距离比较近，到新西伯利亚的距离相对较远，但到符拉迪沃斯托克的距离就更远了。

Illustration short

short noun

/ʃoːt/ /ʃɔːt/ /ʃɔɹt/

短路

"The faulty electrical wiring caused a short circuit, plunging the whole house into darkness. "

故障的电线导致了短路，整个房子顿时陷入一片黑暗。

Illustration hair

hair noun

/heː/ /hɛ(ə)ɹ/ [hiə] /hɛə/

头发，毛发。

"My son's new haircut revealed his dark brown hair. "

我儿子剪了新发型，露出了他那深棕色的头发。

Illustration amount

amount noun

/əˈmaʊnt/

总量，总数.

"The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."

大气污染的总量威胁着一场健康危机。