Definition
To perform or achieve at a level that is nearly equal to someone else in terms of quality, speed, or other measures of success.
勢均力敌；寮可追赤
In the marathon, an unknown runner ran the leader close, almost overtaking him.
在馬拉松比賽中，一名不知名的選手幾乎趕上了領先者，差點超越他。
Although their team lost, they ran the champions close with their performance.
雖然他們的球隊輸了，但他們的表現幾乎與冠軍並駕齊驅。
Despite being a new employee, he ran his experienced colleagues close in sales figures.
儘管是一名新員工，他的銷售業績幾乎與經驗豐富的同事相當。