near-miss

基本解释

The loser in a world of almost limitless entertainment choice is not the hit, but the near-miss.
在拥有无尽选择的娱乐世界中，失败者不是那些风行一时的成功作品，而是与流行失之交臂的产品。
Jennifer Aniston's fear of flying was based upon a near-miss experience on a flight from Toronto to New York.
詹妮弗•安妮斯顿（Jennifer Aniston）害怕飞行是因为一次从多伦多飞往纽约的死里逃生的（near-miss）飞行经历。
This paper describes one vapor leak near-miss accident analysis of diesel hydrogenation reactor in hydrogenation Unit, and analyzes the causes and prevention measures.
描述了一起加氢联合装置柴油加氢反应器顶部油气泄漏未遂事件，分析了事件发生的原因和防范措施。

Driving is completely routine -until we have a near-miss, or worse, get into an accident.
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You can say that there is a near miss when something is nearly hit by another thing, for example by a vehicle or a bomb.
A near miss is an attempt to do something which fails by a very small amount.