差一点儿

• within a hair of

例句

1. 我兄弟在落袋撞球锦标赛中真倒霉，差一点儿就赢得了大奖杯。
   My brother had hard luck in the snooker tournament; he came within an inch of winning the cup.
2. 她只差一点儿就能得到头奖了。
   She missed the first prize by a whisker.
3. 他差一点儿被弄死。
   He came within an inch of being killed.