| 释义 |
a whisker短语⁴⁷⁵⁹⁶
例句
The first sentence of the Massachusetts guidelines for grassroots lobbyists is but a whisker shorter than the Gettysburg address and comprehensible only to a lawyer.
马萨诸塞州群众游说人准则开篇第一句就比整篇葛底斯堡演说短一点，只有律师才看得懂。 ecocn
The unemployment rate rose by a whisker, from4.4% in October to 4.5%, but this was the result of an increase in the number of people looking for work, not a lack of jobs.
失业率只是略有上升，从10月份的4.4%升至4.5%，但这是由于求职人数的增加，并非工作岗位不足造成。 ecocn
A year ago the Dow, resilient in the face of what then seemed only a subprime- mortgage crisis, hit an all-time high of a whisker over 14,000.
道琼斯指数在一年前，面对当时被视为仅仅是次级抵押贷款危机的时候，表现的极有抵抗力，曾触及14,000高点。 yeeyan
English amateur Tom Lewis has come within a whisker of pulling off a sensational victory over the Australian professionals in the New South Wales Open.
英国业余球手汤姆刘易斯当他在新南威尔士公开赛中取得了对澳大利亚专业选手的轰动性胜利之后，他与专业水准差距只在毫发之间。1872
Heathrow has only two, which operate within a whisker of full capacity.
希思罗仅仅有两条容量饱和的跑道。 ecocn
His height— just a whisker under 6ft— bred doubt.
他的高度，刚刚高过6英尺一点点，让人质疑。 bbs1.arsenal.com.cn
I don’t know if King Mohammed will do the right thing, but there’s a whisker of hope.
我不知道穆罕默德国王是否会采取正确的行动，但我看到了一线曙光。 yeeyan
In the House, on the other hand, the Democrats’ majority hangs by a whisker.
然而在众议院中，民主党多数的命运悬于一线。 ecocn
Official statistics show that urban unemployment has risen only a whisker since the beginning of the year.
官方数据显示，城市失业率较年初只有小幅上升。 ecocn
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。2004.sina.com.cn
Some say this was necessary—the bill only passed by a whisker,219 votes to212, and would probably have failed without the giveaways.
这个法案仅以微弱优势通过，219票对212票，因此，有人说，有些让步是必须的，不然可能就不会得以通过了。 ecocn |