"have a close call" 怎么发音
expression
HAV uh KLOHS KAWL
HAV uh KLOHZ KAWL
释义
To narrowly avoid danger or a bad outcome; to almost experience something bad, but manage to escape it at the last moment.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhæv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈkɔɫ
英式英语
hæv/ /æɪ/ /kləʊz/ /kˈɔːl
简化发音
美式
HAV uh KLOHS KAWL
英式
HAV uh KLOHZ KAWL
语境中听
We had a close call when the car stopped just in time.
She had a close call with food poisoning last night.
The hikers had a close call during the storm.
Wow, that was a close call. I almost dropped my phone in the river!