hairsbreadth

A noun referring to an extremely small distance or space, often used metaphorically to describe a narrow escape or close margin.

• 🇨🇳名词，指极小的距离或空间；也用于比喻，表示极小的差距、极微的余地或千钧一发的处境。

1. Very small distance C2 formal

   An extremely small distance or margin, often used to describe a narrow escape or close call.

   • The car missed the pedestrian by a hairsbreadth.
   • He escaped disaster by a hairsbreadth.
   • The two measurements differed by a hairsbreadth.

   🇨🇳极短距离

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