险胜 edge sb. out
edge sb. out “小胜某人，险胜某人”
英语解释为to defeat someone by a small amount。
例
He edged out his opponent by two point.
他以两分险胜他的对手。
Claire: Hey, honey, how'd your test go?
亲爱的，考试成绩怎么样？
Alex: Second highest in the class.
全班第二。
Claire: Well, that's great.
不错啊。
Alex: Sanjay Patel edged me out by 12 points.
桑杰▪帕特尔比我高十二分。《摩登家庭》
屈居第二 come in second
(1) come in “（在比赛中）取得名次”
英语解释为to finish a race。
(2) come in first “获得第一名”
(3) come in second “获得第第二名”
(4) come in last “倒数第一名”
(5) come in second to last “倒数第二名”
例
We came in second in the dance competition.
我们赢了跳舞大赛第二名呢。
Before you judge me, I have come in second to Gil Thorpe for salesman of the quarter seven quarters in a row.
在你炮轰我之前，我要说，我已经整整七个季度都在季度最佳销售员的评比上输给盖尔▪索普而位居第二。
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