dodge a bullet
躲子弹
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to narrowly avoid being hit by a bullet; also used figuratively to mean narrowly avoiding a bad situation
惊险地避开子弹;也比喻惊险地避开一个糟糕的处境
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dodge a bullet = 躲子弹 (惊险地避开子弹;也比喻惊险地避开一个糟糕的处境)
- The company downsized, but my job was safe, so I dodged a bullet.公司裁员了,但我的工作保住了,所以我躲过了一劫。
- Learning about his massive debt after we broke up, I realized I had dodged a bullet.分手后我才得知他债台高筑,我意识到自己真是躲过了一劫。
- The spy was quick enough to dodge the bullet fired from the shadows.那名间谍身手敏捷,躲开了从阴影中射出的子弹。
- The doctor said the tumor was benign; we really dodged a bullet.医生说肿瘤是良性的,我们真是逃过一劫。
- We sold the house just before the market crashed and definitely dodged a bullet.我们在市场崩溃前卖掉了房子,绝对是躲过了一劫。
- Our flight was cancelled, but a huge storm hit our destination. We really dodged a bullet.我们的航班被取消了,但后来一场大风暴袭击了目的地。我们真是逃过一劫。
- In a real gunfight, it's nearly impossible to dodge a bullet like they do in the movies.在真实的枪战中,想像电影里那样躲开子弹几乎是不可能的。
- By catching the critical error before the product launch, the team dodged a bullet.通过在产品发布前发现那个关键错误,整个团队避免了一场灾难。
- The other candidate was completely unqualified. We dodged a bullet by not hiring him.另一位候选人完全不合格。没有雇用他,我们算是躲过了一劫。
- He narrowly dodged a bullet when the falling rock missed him by inches.落石与他擦身而过,他惊险地躲过了一劫。