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hairbreadth

/hair-bredth, -bretth/US // ˈhɛərˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ //

咫尺天涯,咫尺之遥,咫尺之间,咫尺

Related Words

bit位,位数,比特,位元fraction分数,分词,分,分额hair头发,汗毛,头发的,头发的问题jot记号,记下,记号笔,记下了hairsbreadth头发的宽度,头发丝,头发的界限,头发的长度

Definitions

  1. 1
    • : hairsbreadth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounsmall margin
Synonyms
bit位,位数,比特,位元fraction分数,分词,分,分额hair头发,汗毛,头发的,头发的问题hairsbreadth头发的宽度,头发丝,头发的界限,头发的长度jot记号,记下,记号笔,记下了

Examples

  • Many hairbreadth escapes fell to his lot, and at last he quitted the sea, as he states "to the no small joy of my parents."

  • Many stories are told about the hairbreadth escapes of Marius at this time.

  • The "poor fellow" in detail related his hairbreadth escapes from battle, hunger, exposure, &c.

  • The din and the dust, the hairbreadth escapes made the discomfort of the ride for the two women indescribable.

  • Tough are the yarns of wondrous hunts and Indian perils, of hairbreadth 'scapes and curious "fixes."

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