close but no cigar
常見例句
- I think that's close,but no cigar.
我想就很接近了,但還不夠。 - All the numbers matched except the last one! So close, but no cigar ! This always happens to me!
所有號碼都對,除了最后一個。太接近了!我總是這樣!
blog.sina.com.cn - It was close but no cigar for the city's parched reservoir yesterday as brief but violent thunderstorm drenched the tristate area but missed upstate - yet again.
昨天一場短暫但來勢洶洶的雷雨浸透了三州地區(qū),可是再度錯過上州,給干旱的紐約市儲水池帶來一場空歡喜。 - I think that's close,but no cigar.
我想就很接近了,但還不夠。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節(jié)選 - The voters say close but no cigar.
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