今日短語
這個表達的本意是 “死裡逃生,僥幸逃脫困境”,用在描述人成功逃離危險,避開困境的語境中。在日常生活中,這個表達也會被誇張地用來描述 “逃脫窘境”。
例句
That speeding car nearly hit him! What a narrow escape!
那輛超速行駛的車差點撞到他,萬幸啊!
As soon as I got home it started to rain outside – it was a narrow escape!
我剛進傢門就開始下雨瞭。真實僥幸逃過“一劫”。
I had a narrow escape by leaving my job – the company I had just left went bankrupt!
我離開我的工作是險些躲過一劫,因為我剛走公司就破產瞭。
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