squeaker
英 [ˈskwiːkə(r)]
美 [ˈskwiːkər]
n. (很可能)以微弱优势赢得的比赛(或选举); 险胜的比赛(或选举)
复数:squeakers
COCA.33575
牛津词典
noun
- (很可能)以微弱优势赢得的比赛(或选举);险胜的比赛(或选举)
a competition or election won by only a small amount or likely to be won by only a small amount
双语例句
- "He was born a Squeaker!" said my sister, more emphatically.
我姐姐斩钉截铁地说:他生下来就是哇哇乱叫的小崽子。
- Squeaker s Mate: A Parody of Male Literary Canon;
对男性经典的戏拟&《尖嗓子的配偶》
- The82-to-62 margin of victory followed a2-vote squeaker in the Senate last month.
在以82票对62票险胜之后,上月在参议院又以2优势票通过。
- Especially if they say things like "I love you, love you, love you, my little squeaker".
特别是短信上说的是:我爱你,我爱你,爱你,我的雏鸽此类的话。
英英释义
noun
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
Synonym: close callclose shavesqueaknarrow escape
- any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
- those sneakers are squeakers
- which hinge is the squeaker?