| 词汇 | close-run |
| 释义 | close-run adjective UKuk /ˌkləʊsˈrʌn/ us /ˌkloʊsˈrʌn/ won or decided by a very small distance, or number of points, votes, etc.: （比赛、选举等）难分高下的，竞争激烈的 close-run thingIt was a close-run thing, and Millar had to endure a five-minute wait before the judges decided that he had won.比赛十分激励，难分高下，米勒忍受了5分钟等待的煎熬之后，才听见裁判判定他赢得了比赛。 a close-run competition/contest/decision/race胜负难分的比赛/竞赛/裁定/角逐 Competing and contending (non-sporting) as a dare be one up on someoneidiom cat catchup challenge someone to something/do something dare give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom go in for something go toe to toeidiom hyper-competitive in competition with someone/something jungle pit sharp elbowsidiom sharp-elbowed sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom showing snap toe You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning, losing & scoring in sport Examples of close-runclose-run The outcome would indeed prove to be a very close-run thing. But it must have been a close-run thing. They were disabused of the idea in a most painful way—it was a close-run thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it was a close-run thing and yet another distressing occasion for residents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is going to be a very close-run thing if the result of the war is to depend on that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a close-run thing at any rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even a layman like myself could see that it was a close-run thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor, in my humble opinion, was the operation as a whole a close-run thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, their votes may be crucial to our getting a regional assembly or not—it may be a close-run thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a pretty close-run thing, but it managed to stave off that bid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe that it was a close-run thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a close-run thing at the beginning of the year, but ultimately it has not worked out too badly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the event it was a very close-run thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was, frankly, a bit of a close-run thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It could well be a close-run thing, and pressures for trade restrictions are bound to grow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of close-run These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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