Definition
To almost succeed in doing something, or for something to almost happen to someone.
差一點就做成某事；某事差點就發生
He came within a whisker of winning the race, but ultimately lost.
他差一點就贏得了比賽，但最終還是輸了。
They came within a whisker of missing their flight, but fortunately arrived just in time.
他們差一點就錯過了航班，但幸運的是及時趕到了。
The climber came within a whisker of falling off the cliff, but he managed to grab a rock.
這位登山者差一點就從懸崖上掉下去，但他設法抓住了一塊岩石。