nip-and-tuck
【难分胜负】
短语 "nip-and-tuck" 通常用来形容某个过程、竞赛或情况非常接近、难分高下,几乎在所有方面都非常相似,没有明显的优劣差距。它表达的是紧张、胶着、差距微小的情况。
常见用法:
- 竞争激烈,难分胜负:
- The race was nip-and-tuck, with both teams scoring back and forth.
(比赛非常激烈,两队比分交替领先。)
- The race was nip-and-tuck, with both teams scoring back and forth.
- 微小差距:
- The election results were nip-and-tuck until the final count.
(选举结果一直非常接近,直到最后计票。)
- The election results were nip-and-tuck until the final count.
- 需要精细调整或修整(这个用法较少见,通常在手术或修理等背景中出现):
- The surgeon performed a nip-and-tuck procedure to improve her appearance.
(外科医生进行了细微的整形手术来改善她的外貌。)
- The surgeon performed a nip-and-tuck procedure to improve her appearance.
总结:
"Nip-and-tuck" 用来描述结果非常接近,没有明显的优势,常常用于描述比赛、竞赛、或者任何有竞争和微小差距的场合。它还可以用在描述需要细致处理的情况,比如整形手术等。