差一点儿 meaning in English
by a hair
within a hair of
Examples
- He came within an inch of being killed .
他差一点儿被弄死。 - The car missed me by inches .
那辆汽车差一点儿撞着我。 - I am used to high quality and wo n't take second best .
我用惯高质量的东西，差一点儿的都不行。 - "this is the end of me," i thought. "to come so close… "
“这一下完了，”我想，“只差一点儿…”。 - A pistol should have burst in your hand, and you escape without the loss of a limb, if not of life .
手枪差一点儿在你手里炸开了，而你不但还活着，连手指也没有伤一个。