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Meaning of 死里逃生

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死 sǐ 里 lǐ 逃 táo 生 shēng (Trad.: 死裡逃生)
mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape; to survive by the skin of one's teeth
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Example Sentences
1
这个斗牛士真是死里逃生
。
The matador had a narrow escape.
2
汽车没有撞上孩子
,
但真的是死里逃生
。
The car missed the child, but it was a very close call.
3
他在世界贸易大厦倒塌前一刻死里逃生
。
He escaped from the World Trade Center before it collapsed.
4
秘鲁的一位妇女
,
躲在垫子之间从地震中死里逃生
。
One woman, in Peru, was saved from an earthquake by lying between two mattresses.
5
不幸的是
,
埃斯库罗斯这个
“
石头
”
死了
,
乌龟却死里逃生
。
Unfortunately, the so-called "stone" died which is Aeschylus and the tortoise lived.