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A close call refers to something bad that almost happened but you narrowly escaped from. Close Call 不能从表面上理解为结束了一通电话，这里close有差一点的意思。Close Call就是指那些差点发生，但最后被你躲过的“险情”。和close call意思相近的一个短语为close shave。

 

Examples：

What a close call.  I almost missed the train.  太险了。我差点错过了火车。

Jeanie had several close calls while she was learning to drive a car.  Jeanie学车时，出现过好几次险情。