英语单词“close, but no cigar”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
close, but no cigar
释义
close, but no cigar
idiominformalused to say that someonealmostsucceeded, but is notcompletelysuccessfulorcorrect:差一点就要成功的It wasclosebut nocigarfor Johnny as he came secondonceagain.约翰尼又得了第二名,真遗憾,差一点就成功了。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFailing and doing badly- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- bomb
- collapse
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- flub
- founder
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- screw
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
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