English Dictionary

near thing

名詞

A close call, a close shave, a close thing

日本語の意味

ぎりぎりの危機、一歩免れた状況 / 危機一髪の状態 / かろうじて危機を回避した事態

That was a near thing when the climber slipped and was caught by his partner.

あれは間一髪の出来事で、登山者が滑ったとき仲間に助けられた。

意味（1）

A close call, a close shave, a close thing

The Jylland only missed running down a schooner by a few yards in the fog; it was a near thing—near enough, in fact, to allow of some shouted remarks between those on the bridge of the motorship and the man at the wheel of the schooner to be clearly heard.

near things （ plural ）