Definition of near miss in English:

near miss

noun

1A narrowly avoided collision or other accident.
（尤指两架飞机）侥幸避开的相撞
she had a near miss when her horse was nearly sucked into a dyke
就在马几乎要陷入沟渠时她侥幸脱了险。
the terrifying near miss took place at 4,500 ft
Example sentencesExamples
- This is the third fatality I can recall in the time I have worked and lived in Undercliffe and I have sadly lost track of the number of non-fatal accidents and the countless near misses on the same stretch of road.
- A survey reveals that one in three drivers over 55 has had an accident or near miss because they were running late.
- Since we moved into our shop we have witnessed various fights, near misses and actual collisions over the last 18 months.
- He stressed that he welcomed the approval of the flyover, after witnessing many near misses and recently being involved in a minor accident there himself.
- According to the NTSB database, there have been 38 near misses so far this year when two planes almost collided in mid-air.
- Nearby resident say the conditions sparked a string of accidents and near misses.
- So far, she said, the community has been lucky, with no fatal accidents, but there have been many near misses.
- I thought that I would tell you about some of the more stupid accidents and near misses I've had on motorcycles.
- A police spokesman told the Evening Gazette: ‘He thought he saw another aircraft flying in front of him, but there was no near miss.’
- The intersection was identified as a trouble spot by the council, with several accidents and near misses reported recently.
- Over 42 percent of those interviewed claimed that because of fatigue they had been involved in accidents or near misses.
- Members of Calne Town Council are campaigning for safer roads following a number of accidents and near misses in the town.
- We've had a series of near misses around our coast and next time we may not be so lucky.
- Like many readers, I have witnessed a number of accidents and even more near misses, mostly due to bad driving or impatience.
- As a result, 17 per cent said they had been in an accident and 13 per cent admitted having a near miss.
- The number of accidents and rising graph of near misses for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, warrant a priority rating before it's too late!
- After an accident last year and a number of near misses, the parents have decided that enough is enough.
- Roads Service never hear about the minor scrapes, near misses and non-injury accidents that regularly occur if there are no injuries reported.
- Tired and undermanned ships crews have lead to a worrying number of merchant ships being involved in collisions or near misses, a marine accident investigation chief has said.
- There have, I understand, been accidents and near misses in Amberwood Rise.
- There have been several near misses where children have been darting in and out of traffic to cross from one side of the road to the other.
Synonyms
close thing, near thing, narrow escape, close call, nasty moment
informal close shave
British informal narrow squeak
2A bomb or shot that just misses its target.
几乎命中的炸弹（或子弹），靠近弹；近距脱靶
he had escaped more than twenty near misses
Example sentencesExamples
- Jeff was out, Ata's armor was scarred in places, and Sentoi's carapace was pockmarked with streaks of black - near misses and glancing hits.
- Bloody scratch marks covered her body from near misses of the beast's great claws.
- The air alive with cracking sounds of near miss shots.
- With a little practice, you find hits come much more frequently, and even near misses are exciting as there are no five-shot or six-shot groups to be measured.
- The near miss - one of the missiles hurtled past the wing of the Boeing 757, missing it by three feet - demonstrates the capabilities of the terrorists.
- With a nuclear ballistic missile against a drone, a near miss was counted as a hit.
- In 1921 he was allowed to bomb US navy surplus or captured German warships and proved conclusively that even a near miss could sink them.
- The bullet was a near miss, but it still was a miss.
- Though the ‘Van Galen’ did not receive a direct hit, many near misses had done much damage to the ship and she limped into Merwedeharbour incapable of continuing the fight.
- He had then made a hasty and embarrassing retreat back into the thickets but had still had a near miss with a bullet that was fired after him, obviously to try and bring him down.
- The force of one near miss blows him across the bridge, bouncing him off the side of a parked car where he smashes the window and then rolls on to the ground.
1. 2.1 Something almost achieved.
  几乎成功的事；功亏一篑的事
  a victory in Houston and a near miss in the finals of the French Open
  在休斯敦得胜，在法国公开赛半决赛中功亏一篑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a match of highs and lows as near misses from both teams resulted in the crowd ‘oohing’ and ‘sighing’ continuously.
  After scrambling to a two-wicket victory over Bickershaw, the Longley Lane side look set to win their first Manchester Association title, after so many near misses in recent seasons.
  After a horrific string of near misses, their final match saw them beat Selkirk 17-15 at Beveridge Park.
  Remarkably, in the space of just two weeks, Mayo football has regained respectability after a sequence of failures, disappointments and near misses.
  They mounted constant pressure and had a number of near misses before Costello's header finally broke the deadlock to the relief of the Cloonfad supporters and all associated with the team.
  Portugal are determined to banish the memories of two World Cup qualification near misses by securing their place for the finals this time around.
  After several near misses in recent years, Sheffield United have made a flying start to this season's bid to make the Premiership promised land.
  Twenty-five scores and plenty of near misses in a twenty minute game made for great excitement and entertainment.
  There were plenty of great shots and near misses and everyone who took part on the day went home with a prize.
  There are always going to be misses, near misses, and successes.
  But when they've flirted with glory in the big tournaments, they've suffered near miss after near miss, losing agonizingly close matches to the eventual champions or finalists.
  The most notable of the near misses was, of course, the European Cup semi-final defeat by AS Monaco last season.
  But the release version is a beautiful, interesting, well-acted near miss.

Definition of near miss in US English:

near miss

nounˈˌni(ə)r ˈmisˈˌnɪ(ə)r ˈmɪs

1A narrowly avoided collision or other accident.
（尤指两架飞机）侥幸避开的相撞
Example sentencesExamples
- Members of Calne Town Council are campaigning for safer roads following a number of accidents and near misses in the town.
- Since we moved into our shop we have witnessed various fights, near misses and actual collisions over the last 18 months.
- The intersection was identified as a trouble spot by the council, with several accidents and near misses reported recently.
- Tired and undermanned ships crews have lead to a worrying number of merchant ships being involved in collisions or near misses, a marine accident investigation chief has said.
- So far, she said, the community has been lucky, with no fatal accidents, but there have been many near misses.
- We've had a series of near misses around our coast and next time we may not be so lucky.
- A survey reveals that one in three drivers over 55 has had an accident or near miss because they were running late.
- According to the NTSB database, there have been 38 near misses so far this year when two planes almost collided in mid-air.
- Like many readers, I have witnessed a number of accidents and even more near misses, mostly due to bad driving or impatience.
- I thought that I would tell you about some of the more stupid accidents and near misses I've had on motorcycles.
- He stressed that he welcomed the approval of the flyover, after witnessing many near misses and recently being involved in a minor accident there himself.
- After an accident last year and a number of near misses, the parents have decided that enough is enough.
- A police spokesman told the Evening Gazette: ‘He thought he saw another aircraft flying in front of him, but there was no near miss.’
- The number of accidents and rising graph of near misses for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, warrant a priority rating before it's too late!
- There have been several near misses where children have been darting in and out of traffic to cross from one side of the road to the other.
- Over 42 percent of those interviewed claimed that because of fatigue they had been involved in accidents or near misses.
- There have, I understand, been accidents and near misses in Amberwood Rise.
- This is the third fatality I can recall in the time I have worked and lived in Undercliffe and I have sadly lost track of the number of non-fatal accidents and the countless near misses on the same stretch of road.
- Roads Service never hear about the minor scrapes, near misses and non-injury accidents that regularly occur if there are no injuries reported.
- As a result, 17 per cent said they had been in an accident and 13 per cent admitted having a near miss.
- Nearby resident say the conditions sparked a string of accidents and near misses.
Synonyms
close thing, near thing, narrow escape, close call, nasty moment
2A bomb or shot that just misses its target.
几乎命中的炸弹（或子弹），靠近弹；近距脱靶
Example sentencesExamples
- The near miss - one of the missiles hurtled past the wing of the Boeing 757, missing it by three feet - demonstrates the capabilities of the terrorists.
- The force of one near miss blows him across the bridge, bouncing him off the side of a parked car where he smashes the window and then rolls on to the ground.
- With a nuclear ballistic missile against a drone, a near miss was counted as a hit.
- With a little practice, you find hits come much more frequently, and even near misses are exciting as there are no five-shot or six-shot groups to be measured.
- Jeff was out, Ata's armor was scarred in places, and Sentoi's carapace was pockmarked with streaks of black - near misses and glancing hits.
- In 1921 he was allowed to bomb US navy surplus or captured German warships and proved conclusively that even a near miss could sink them.
- Bloody scratch marks covered her body from near misses of the beast's great claws.
- Though the ‘Van Galen’ did not receive a direct hit, many near misses had done much damage to the ship and she limped into Merwedeharbour incapable of continuing the fight.
- The bullet was a near miss, but it still was a miss.
- He had then made a hasty and embarrassing retreat back into the thickets but had still had a near miss with a bullet that was fired after him, obviously to try and bring him down.
- The air alive with cracking sounds of near miss shots.
1. 2.1 Something almost achieved.
  几乎成功的事；功亏一篑的事
  a victory in Houston and a near miss in the semifinals of the French Open
  在休斯敦得胜，在法国公开赛半决赛中功亏一篑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are always going to be misses, near misses, and successes.
  But the release version is a beautiful, interesting, well-acted near miss.
  After scrambling to a two-wicket victory over Bickershaw, the Longley Lane side look set to win their first Manchester Association title, after so many near misses in recent seasons.
  Twenty-five scores and plenty of near misses in a twenty minute game made for great excitement and entertainment.
  They mounted constant pressure and had a number of near misses before Costello's header finally broke the deadlock to the relief of the Cloonfad supporters and all associated with the team.
  But when they've flirted with glory in the big tournaments, they've suffered near miss after near miss, losing agonizingly close matches to the eventual champions or finalists.
  It was a match of highs and lows as near misses from both teams resulted in the crowd ‘oohing’ and ‘sighing’ continuously.
  After several near misses in recent years, Sheffield United have made a flying start to this season's bid to make the Premiership promised land.
  After a horrific string of near misses, their final match saw them beat Selkirk 17-15 at Beveridge Park.
  Remarkably, in the space of just two weeks, Mayo football has regained respectability after a sequence of failures, disappointments and near misses.
  There were plenty of great shots and near misses and everyone who took part on the day went home with a prize.
  The most notable of the near misses was, of course, the European Cup semi-final defeat by AS Monaco last season.
  Portugal are determined to banish the memories of two World Cup qualification near misses by securing their place for the finals this time around.

单词	near miss
释义	Definition of near miss in English: near miss noun 1A narrowly avoided collision or other accident. （尤指两架飞机）侥幸避开的相撞 she had a near miss when her horse was nearly sucked into a dyke 就在马几乎要陷入沟渠时她侥幸脱了险。 the terrifying near miss took place at 4,500 ft Example sentencesExamples This is the third fatality I can recall in the time I have worked and lived in Undercliffe and I have sadly lost track of the number of non-fatal accidents and the countless near misses on the same stretch of road. A survey reveals that one in three drivers over 55 has had an accident or near miss because they were running late. Since we moved into our shop we have witnessed various fights, near misses and actual collisions over the last 18 months. He stressed that he welcomed the approval of the flyover, after witnessing many near misses and recently being involved in a minor accident there himself. According to the NTSB database, there have been 38 near misses so far this year when two planes almost collided in mid-air. Nearby resident say the conditions sparked a string of accidents and near misses. So far, she said, the community has been lucky, with no fatal accidents, but there have been many near misses. I thought that I would tell you about some of the more stupid accidents and near misses I've had on motorcycles. A police spokesman told the Evening Gazette: ‘He thought he saw another aircraft flying in front of him, but there was no near miss.’ The intersection was identified as a trouble spot by the council, with several accidents and near misses reported recently. Over 42 percent of those interviewed claimed that because of fatigue they had been involved in accidents or near misses. Members of Calne Town Council are campaigning for safer roads following a number of accidents and near misses in the town. We've had a series of near misses around our coast and next time we may not be so lucky. Like many readers, I have witnessed a number of accidents and even more near misses, mostly due to bad driving or impatience. As a result, 17 per cent said they had been in an accident and 13 per cent admitted having a near miss. The number of accidents and rising graph of near misses for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, warrant a priority rating before it's too late! After an accident last year and a number of near misses, the parents have decided that enough is enough. Roads Service never hear about the minor scrapes, near misses and non-injury accidents that regularly occur if there are no injuries reported. Tired and undermanned ships crews have lead to a worrying number of merchant ships being involved in collisions or near misses, a marine accident investigation chief has said. There have, I understand, been accidents and near misses in Amberwood Rise. There have been several near misses where children have been darting in and out of traffic to cross from one side of the road to the other. Synonyms close thing, near thing, narrow escape, close call, nasty moment informal close shave British informal narrow squeak 2A bomb or shot that just misses its target. 几乎命中的炸弹（或子弹），靠近弹；近距脱靶 he had escaped more than twenty near misses Example sentencesExamples Jeff was out, Ata's armor was scarred in places, and Sentoi's carapace was pockmarked with streaks of black - near misses and glancing hits. Bloody scratch marks covered her body from near misses of the beast's great claws. The air alive with cracking sounds of near miss shots. With a little practice, you find hits come much more frequently, and even near misses are exciting as there are no five-shot or six-shot groups to be measured. The near miss - one of the missiles hurtled past the wing of the Boeing 757, missing it by three feet - demonstrates the capabilities of the terrorists. With a nuclear ballistic missile against a drone, a near miss was counted as a hit. In 1921 he was allowed to bomb US navy surplus or captured German warships and proved conclusively that even a near miss could sink them. The bullet was a near miss, but it still was a miss. Though the ‘Van Galen’ did not receive a direct hit, many near misses had done much damage to the ship and she limped into Merwedeharbour incapable of continuing the fight. He had then made a hasty and embarrassing retreat back into the thickets but had still had a near miss with a bullet that was fired after him, obviously to try and bring him down. The force of one near miss blows him across the bridge, bouncing him off the side of a parked car where he smashes the window and then rolls on to the ground. 2.1 Something almost achieved. 几乎成功的事；功亏一篑的事 a victory in Houston and a near miss in the finals of the French Open 在休斯敦得胜，在法国公开赛半决赛中功亏一篑。 Example sentencesExamples It was a match of highs and lows as near misses from both teams resulted in the crowd ‘oohing’ and ‘sighing’ continuously. After scrambling to a two-wicket victory over Bickershaw, the Longley Lane side look set to win their first Manchester Association title, after so many near misses in recent seasons. After a horrific string of near misses, their final match saw them beat Selkirk 17-15 at Beveridge Park. Remarkably, in the space of just two weeks, Mayo football has regained respectability after a sequence of failures, disappointments and near misses. They mounted constant pressure and had a number of near misses before Costello's header finally broke the deadlock to the relief of the Cloonfad supporters and all associated with the team. Portugal are determined to banish the memories of two World Cup qualification near misses by securing their place for the finals this time around. After several near misses in recent years, Sheffield United have made a flying start to this season's bid to make the Premiership promised land. Twenty-five scores and plenty of near misses in a twenty minute game made for great excitement and entertainment. There were plenty of great shots and near misses and everyone who took part on the day went home with a prize. There are always going to be misses, near misses, and successes. But when they've flirted with glory in the big tournaments, they've suffered near miss after near miss, losing agonizingly close matches to the eventual champions or finalists. The most notable of the near misses was, of course, the European Cup semi-final defeat by AS Monaco last season. But the release version is a beautiful, interesting, well-acted near miss. Definition of near miss in US English: near miss nounˈˌni(ə)r ˈmisˈˌnɪ(ə)r ˈmɪs 1A narrowly avoided collision or other accident. （尤指两架飞机）侥幸避开的相撞 Example sentencesExamples Members of Calne Town Council are campaigning for safer roads following a number of accidents and near misses in the town. Since we moved into our shop we have witnessed various fights, near misses and actual collisions over the last 18 months. The intersection was identified as a trouble spot by the council, with several accidents and near misses reported recently. Tired and undermanned ships crews have lead to a worrying number of merchant ships being involved in collisions or near misses, a marine accident investigation chief has said. So far, she said, the community has been lucky, with no fatal accidents, but there have been many near misses. We've had a series of near misses around our coast and next time we may not be so lucky. A survey reveals that one in three drivers over 55 has had an accident or near miss because they were running late. According to the NTSB database, there have been 38 near misses so far this year when two planes almost collided in mid-air. Like many readers, I have witnessed a number of accidents and even more near misses, mostly due to bad driving or impatience. I thought that I would tell you about some of the more stupid accidents and near misses I've had on motorcycles. He stressed that he welcomed the approval of the flyover, after witnessing many near misses and recently being involved in a minor accident there himself. After an accident last year and a number of near misses, the parents have decided that enough is enough. A police spokesman told the Evening Gazette: ‘He thought he saw another aircraft flying in front of him, but there was no near miss.’ The number of accidents and rising graph of near misses for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, warrant a priority rating before it's too late! There have been several near misses where children have been darting in and out of traffic to cross from one side of the road to the other. Over 42 percent of those interviewed claimed that because of fatigue they had been involved in accidents or near misses. There have, I understand, been accidents and near misses in Amberwood Rise. This is the third fatality I can recall in the time I have worked and lived in Undercliffe and I have sadly lost track of the number of non-fatal accidents and the countless near misses on the same stretch of road. Roads Service never hear about the minor scrapes, near misses and non-injury accidents that regularly occur if there are no injuries reported. As a result, 17 per cent said they had been in an accident and 13 per cent admitted having a near miss. Nearby resident say the conditions sparked a string of accidents and near misses. Synonyms close thing, near thing, narrow escape, close call, nasty moment 2A bomb or shot that just misses its target. 几乎命中的炸弹（或子弹），靠近弹；近距脱靶 Example sentencesExamples The near miss - one of the missiles hurtled past the wing of the Boeing 757, missing it by three feet - demonstrates the capabilities of the terrorists. The force of one near miss blows him across the bridge, bouncing him off the side of a parked car where he smashes the window and then rolls on to the ground. With a nuclear ballistic missile against a drone, a near miss was counted as a hit. With a little practice, you find hits come much more frequently, and even near misses are exciting as there are no five-shot or six-shot groups to be measured. Jeff was out, Ata's armor was scarred in places, and Sentoi's carapace was pockmarked with streaks of black - near misses and glancing hits. In 1921 he was allowed to bomb US navy surplus or captured German warships and proved conclusively that even a near miss could sink them. Bloody scratch marks covered her body from near misses of the beast's great claws. Though the ‘Van Galen’ did not receive a direct hit, many near misses had done much damage to the ship and she limped into Merwedeharbour incapable of continuing the fight. The bullet was a near miss, but it still was a miss. He had then made a hasty and embarrassing retreat back into the thickets but had still had a near miss with a bullet that was fired after him, obviously to try and bring him down. The air alive with cracking sounds of near miss shots. 2.1 Something almost achieved. 几乎成功的事；功亏一篑的事 a victory in Houston and a near miss in the semifinals of the French Open 在休斯敦得胜，在法国公开赛半决赛中功亏一篑。 Example sentencesExamples There are always going to be misses, near misses, and successes. But the release version is a beautiful, interesting, well-acted near miss. After scrambling to a two-wicket victory over Bickershaw, the Longley Lane side look set to win their first Manchester Association title, after so many near misses in recent seasons. Twenty-five scores and plenty of near misses in a twenty minute game made for great excitement and entertainment. They mounted constant pressure and had a number of near misses before Costello's header finally broke the deadlock to the relief of the Cloonfad supporters and all associated with the team. But when they've flirted with glory in the big tournaments, they've suffered near miss after near miss, losing agonizingly close matches to the eventual champions or finalists. It was a match of highs and lows as near misses from both teams resulted in the crowd ‘oohing’ and ‘sighing’ continuously. After several near misses in recent years, Sheffield United have made a flying start to this season's bid to make the Premiership promised land. After a horrific string of near misses, their final match saw them beat Selkirk 17-15 at Beveridge Park. Remarkably, in the space of just two weeks, Mayo football has regained respectability after a sequence of failures, disappointments and near misses. There were plenty of great shots and near misses and everyone who took part on the day went home with a prize. The most notable of the near misses was, of course, the European Cup semi-final defeat by AS Monaco last season. Portugal are determined to banish the memories of two World Cup qualification near misses by securing their place for the finals this time around.
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