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English translation for "九死一生"

[ jiǔsǐyīshēng ] 
be [have] a close [narrow] shave [squeak]; a hairbreadth escape; a slim chance of surviving; a ten percent chance to survive; barely to escape death; be at death's door; escape the danger by a hair's breadth; have a narrow escape; nine chances to die and one chance to live; survive all perils; that was a near thing!; the chances of survival are very slim

Related Translations:
九死一生的逃亡:  a hair'sbreadth escapee
Example Sentences:
1.The multitude did not even whisper while he crossed the perilous bridge, which quivered under him .
在他跨过这一座九死一生的悬桥,脚底下有些震荡的时候,大家一点儿声音也不敢发出来。
2.She told me about some of the desperate chances she had taken in the gold country, but the thrill of them was quite gone .
她对我说了她在黄金产地遇到的一些九死一生的情况,可是现在这些危险引起的紧张感都过去了。
3.That was a close shave . i feel a bit queasy
真是九死一生,我有点反胃
4.He escaped the danger by a hair ' s breadth
他这回真是九死一生
5.He escaped the danger by a hair ' s breath
他这回真是九死一生
6.We escaped by a hair ' s breadth
我们从九死一生的险境中逃出
7.We escaped by a hair ' s breadth
我们从九死一生的险境中逃出
8.I really am lucky . not many people survive such a narrow escape from death
(我的确很幸运。并不是很多人可以像我这样九死一生。 )
9.It was a gallant deed to risk almost certain death to save his friend
他为了拯救朋友,冒著九死一生的危险,这真是一种英勇的行为。
10.B : i really am lucky . not many people survive such a narrow escape from death
(我的确很幸运。并不是很多人可以像我这样九死一生。 )
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