"by a whisker" 怎么发音
expression
BY-uh WHIS-ker
BY-uh WHIS-kuh
释义
Used to say that something happened or was achieved by a very small margin, almost not happening.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈbaɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhwɪskɝ/, /ˈwɪskɝ
英式英语
bˈaɪ/ /æɪ/ /wˈɪskɐ
简化发音
美式
BY-uh WHIS-ker
英式
BY-uh WHIS-kuh
语境中听
He won the race by a whisker.
The team avoided losing by a whisker.
She caught the bus by a whisker.
We managed to finish the project deadline by a whisker.