كيف تنطق "a close shave"

expression

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈʃeɪv

uh KLOHS SHAYV

æɪ/ /kləʊz/ /ʃˈeɪv

uh KLOHZ SHAYV

التعريف

A situation where you almost have a bad result or accident, but you escape just in time.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈʃeɪv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /kləʊz/ /ʃˈeɪv

أمريكي

uh KLOHS SHAYV

بريطاني

uh KLOHZ SHAYV

That was a close shave—the car almost hit me.

He had a close shave while swimming in the river.

We had a close shave with that falling tree.

Man, that was a close shave! I nearly dropped my phone in the sewer.