"come within an inch of doing" 怎么发音
expression
KUHM wih-THIN an INCH uhv DOO-ing
kum with-IN un INCH ov DOO-ing
释义
To almost do something, usually something serious, dangerous, impressive, or accidental, but not actually complete the action.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkəm/ /wɪˈðɪn/, /wɪˈθɪn/ /ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈɪntʃ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈduɪŋ
英式英语
kˈʌm/ /wɪðˈɪn/ /ˈɐn/ /ˈɪntʃ/ /ˈɒv/ /dˈuːɪŋ
简化发音
美式
KUHM wih-THIN an INCH uhv DOO-ing
英式
kum with-IN un INCH ov DOO-ing
语境中听
I came within an inch of losing my keys today.
The car came within an inch of hitting the wall.
She came within an inch of winning the race.
I came within an inch of quitting my job last week, but I changed my mind.