【句子】It was a close call, but I managed to cover. 【Desperate Housewives S1E4】
【发音】[ɪt] [wɒz] [ə] [kləʊz] [kɔ:l] [bʌt] [aɪ] ['mænɪdʒd] [tʊ] ['kʌvə(r)]
【发音技巧】call 长元音[ɔ:]；but I 连读；managed to 失去爆破；
【翻译】差点就被发现了，但是我糊弄过去了。
【适用场合】
close call
（口语）九死一生；十分侥幸的情况A narrow escape

eg: We didn't actually hit the other car, but it was a close call.
我们没有真正撞上那辆车，但是只差一点点。

两边几乎势均力敌的情况：
eg: I'm sorry, it really was a close call, but we've decided to go with another candidate for this position.
不好意思，竞争太激烈了，但是我们最终决定让另一位候选者担任这个职位。

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Getting to the airport on time was a close call.