单词by-a-whisker
Like the cheetahs and pumas in North America, the tiger slipped through by a whisker.
就像北美的猎豹与美洲狮一样，老虎逃过一劫，间不容发。
Pippa had won silver in Equestrian in Sydney, missing the gold only by a whisker.
皮帕在悉尼曾经赢得了一枚马术的银牌，当时她距离金牌仅仅有一步之遥。
He and his son-in-law won the Olympic trials by a whisker.
他跟自己的女婿一队，在奥运选拔赛中险胜。
The candidate lost the election by a whisker.
该候选人以微弱劣势失去了竞选。
I was missing the last bus by a whisker.
我与最后一班公闪车擦肩而过。
She missed the first prize by a whisker .
她只差一点儿就能得到头奖了。
At Valencia I missed the third position by a whisker.
在瓦伦西亚，我仅以微弱劣势丢掉了第三的位置。