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释义 close /kləʊs; name kloʊs/ adjectiveclose ♦︎ even ♦︎ near ♦︎ narrow ♦︎ level ♦︎ marginal ♦︎ hard-fought ♦︎ neck and neckthese words all describe a race or contest in which two people or teams are equal, or a situation in which sth nearly happens or does not happen.这些词均表示比赛或竞赛实力接近的、势均力敌的,或情况几乎出现或没有出现。synonym scale 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达势均力敌的程度close ○ near ○ narrow ○ marginal ○ hard-fought ○ even ○ level ○ neck and neckpatterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆level / neck and neck with sb◆a close / an even / a hard-fought contest◆a close / hard-fought battle / finish◆a narrow / hard-fought win / victory◆a narrow / marginal lead◆a close / narrow vote◆desperately close / hard-fought■ close (of a race or contest) won by only a small amount or distance; used to describe sth that nearly happens, usually a dangerous or unpleasant situation(速度比赛或竞赛)实力相近的,以微弱优势取胜的;(通常指危险或不好的事情几乎发生)差一点儿,险些◆it's a desperately close race-i can't quite see who is ahead.这真是一场势均力敌的比赛 - 我都分不太清楚谁在前面。◆the california election looks too close to call (= it is impossible to predict the result) as voters go to the polls.加州的选举在选民投票时很难预测结果。◆the invasion never happened but it was a close run thing (= it almost did).侵略始终没有发生,但是差一点就发生了。◆phew! that was close-the motorbike nearly hit us.啊!好险!那辆摩托车差点儿就撞上我们了。■ even (of an amount) equal or the same for each person, team, place, etc.; (of two people or teams) equally balanced or of an equal standard(数量)相等的,均等的;(两人或两队)均衡的,水平相当的◆the scores were even at 2-2.分数是 2 比 2 平。◆the political goal was a more even distribution of wealth.政治目标是更平均地分配财富。◆the two players were pretty even.这两个选手不相上下。◆this seems to be a more even contest.这看来是一场更势均力敌的竞赛。opp uneven ⓘ an uneven contest is one in which one group, team or player is much better than the other. * uneven 形容比赛时指实力悬殊。■ near [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative无比较级和最高级) being almost sth or almost happening接近的;差不多的◆the election proved to be a near disaster for the party.这次选举对该党来说几乎是一场灾难。◆we won in the end but it was a near thing.我们最后获胜了,但是赢得很惊险。◆the climbers had already had one near miss (= almost had an accident) on the summit.这群登山者已经有过一次在山顶上差点出事的经历。■ narrow [usually before noun] only just achieved or avoided勉强的;刚刚好的◆he blamed the goalkeeper for the narrow defeat against ireland.被爱尔兰队险胜,他责怪起守门员来。◆she lost the race by the narrowest of margins.她以极小的差距在赛跑中落败了。◆she was elected by a narrow majority.她以微弱多数当选。◆he had a narrow escape (= nearly had a bad accident) when his car skidded on the ice.车在冰上打滑,他险些出事。■ level [not before noun] (especially bre) (in sport) having the same score as sb(体育运动)得分相同◆a good second round brought him level with the tournament leader.他第二轮发挥良好,使他与锦标赛领先的选手得分持平。◆the clubs are level on points.各俱乐部得分相同。◆the score was level at 5 points each.比分是 5 比 5 平。◆france took an early lead but wales soon drew level (= scored the same number of points).法国队开始领先,但很快威尔士队扳平比分了。■ marginal /mɑːdʒɪnl; name mɑːrdʒɪnl/ [usually before noun] (especially bre) (in politics) won or lost by a very small number of votes in the last election and therefore very important or interesting politically(议席或选区)边缘的,游离的(以微弱票数决定成败)◆their campaign targeted marginal constituencies.他们的竞选活动针对边缘选区。◆they risk losing key marginal seats at the next election.他们承受失去下次选举关键边缘席位的风险。opp safe ⓘ in british politics a safe seat is a constituency where a particular party has a lot of support and is unlikely to be defeated in an election.在英国政治中,safe seat 指某政党稳操胜券的选区。■ hard-fought (of a contest or competition) that involves both sides fighting very hard to win(比赛)竞争激烈的◆it was a lively and hard-fought match.这是一场气氛热烈、竞争激烈的比赛。◆it was a hard-fought game.这是一场激烈的比赛。■ neck and neck -->idiomlevel with sb in a race or competition(速度比赛或竞赛中)势均力敌,不分上下,平手◆the cyclists were neck and neck as they approached the final lap.自行车运动员在接近最后一圈时战况激烈。◆he was running neck and neck with his democrat rival.他和他的民主党竞争对手势均力敌。
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