We came near to being killed.

我们差点丢了性命。

《牛津词典》

After the war, the firm came near to bankruptcy.

战后这家公司濒临破产。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He came near to killing her.

他几乎杀了她。

《新英汉大辞典》

Hubble said the light that appeared to come from nebulae really came from stars near the nebulae.

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The conflict was given the features of religious conflict, just like the crusades were given the name of symbol of Christianity and came to the near East with these values.

这个冲突有宗教冲突的特点，就像十字军东征被称作是,基督标志,他们带着这些价值观来到东方。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

In a battle between the Athenians and their neighbors near Eleusis he came to the assistance of his countrymen, routed the foe and died upon the field most gallantly.

在一场雅典人和其邻居,埃莱夫西斯的战争中,特勒斯在同胞的援助下击败了敌人,最后英勇地战死疆场

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

He was hurt in the terrible fight at Chickamauga up in the state of Tennessee and came near to dying on the way home from want of proper care.

NPR: Excerpt: 'True Grit'

After their stunning result at Holyrood last May, the SNP raised expectations for the local elections, particularly by targeting the Labour fortress of Glasgow which, in the end, they came nowhere near to storming.

BBC: Scottish council election: Administrations take shape

They should do but where their senses are completely lacking when one considers as an American miracle that of Apple and how this great company came from near destruction to become the largest company in the world (only recently losing that crown to Exxon again).

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