He should have won the match—it was a near miss.

这场比赛本该是他赢的—真是功亏一篑。

《牛津词典》

Details have been given of a near miss between two passenger jets over Washington DC earlier this week.

有关本周早些时候两架客机在华盛顿特区上空险些相撞的细节现已公布。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It is a near miss.

这真是九死一生。

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It's just, you know, mechanical problems with the plane, but it was a near miss.

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Occasionally, he'll drive eight to ten hours to see his family in northern California but he's never experienced a near miss while drowsy.

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In the north the mood is one of relief at escaping another storm, particularly following Hurricane Keith last year and a near miss by Mitch in 1998.

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