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词汇 close-but-no-cigar
释义

close, but no cigar


idiom informal
used to say that someone almost succeeded, but is not completely successful or correct: 差一点就要成功的
It was close but no cigar for Johnny as he came second once again.约翰尼又得了第二名,真遗憾,差一点就成功了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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