hair's breadth
/hairz-bredth, -bretth, -breth/US // ˈhɛərzˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛθ //
咫尺之遥,咫尺天涯,一丝不苟,一丝不挂
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : extremely narrow or close.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
He was more than once within a hairsbreadth of death but at length he was brought by his master, Kakinathucca, to his home.
He had a habit of darting them around a wide circle of objects, without turning his head a hairsbreadth.
We catch a word, a touch of flippancy, a suggestion of licence, a covert sneer which goes too far by a hairsbreadth.
He carefully turned an unconnected control knob a hairsbreadth with utmost deliberation and precision.
Not by a hairsbreadth has all that has passed in the interval lowered you in my eyes.
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