win/lose by a whisker

informalLITTLE/NOT MUCH to win or lose by a very small amount 以微弱之差获胜/落败

Schmidt finished second, losing by a whisker in the final event.

施密特在最后的项目中以微弱差距落败，屈居第二。

Examples from the Corpus

win/lose by a whisker• Davidson won the election by a whisker.• He finished second in the 1988 Superstars, losing by a whisker in the final event.• In a race that was ultimately won by a whisker, the Powell effect may even have made the difference for Bush.

→ win/lose by a whisker at whisker(1)

单词	win/lose by a whisker
释义	win/lose by a whisker win/lose by a whisker informalLITTLE/NOT MUCH to win or lose by a very small amount 以微弱之差获胜/落败 Schmidt finished second, losing by a whisker in the final event. 施密特在最后的项目中以微弱差距落败，屈居第二。 Examples from the Corpus win/lose by a whisker• Davidson won the election by a whisker.• He finished second in the 1988 Superstars, losing by a whisker in the final event.• In a race that was ultimately won by a whisker, the Powell effect may even have made the difference for Bush. → win/lose by a whisker at whisker(1)
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