whisker
noun
ˈwɪskə
noun
1
one
of
the
long
stiff
hairs
that
grow
near
the
mouth
of
a
cat,
mouse
etc
〔猫、老鼠等嘴边的〕须
usually plural 一般用复数
2
one
of
the
hairs
that
grow
on
a
man’s
face
〔男人的〕连鬓胡子，颊须，髯
usually plural 一般用复数
3
win/lose by a whisker
to
win
or
lose
by
a
very
small
amount
[非正式] 以微弱之差获胜/落败
informal
Schmidt
finished
second,
losing
by
a
whisker
in
the
final
event.
施密特在最后的项目中以微弱差距落败，获得第二。
4
come within a whisker (of doing) sth
to
almost
succeed
or
fail
at
doing
something
险些（做）某事
Doctors
say
he
came
within
a
whisker
of
dying
on
the
operating
table.
医生们说他险些死在手术台上。