a hair's breadth

正式/口语·形容极其接近的差距

例句

The car missed the pedestrian by a hair's breadth.

典故来源源自头发丝的宽度，比喻极小的距离或差距，常用于描述险情。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

hair [hɛr]

n. 头发，毛发;（动、植物的）毛;一丝丝，些微;毛发织物;

breadth [brɛdθ]

n. 宽度;宽容;（知识、兴趣等的）广泛;

as poor as a church mouse

一贫如洗、一无所有

apples to oranges

不可比较的事物

a lost ball in the weeds

茫然无助；不知所措

all over the place

到处都有，无处不在

avant-garde

at the drop of a dime

立刻或毫不犹豫地做某事

at odds

不和，不一致，存在冲突或争议

aching heart

心痛或悲伤的感觉