by a narrow margin

基本解释

Odinga lost the election to Mr. Kibaki by a narrow margin in the disputed vote.
奥廷加在这次引起争议的选举中以微小的差距败给齐贝吉总统。
They are cheered by last year’s elections to the European Parliament, in which the Conservatives won the most votes, by a narrow margin.
他们对去年选举进欧洲议会很是高兴，在那次选举中保守党以微弱的优势获得了多数票，从而取得了胜利。
I thought Shimon had done a good job as prime minister, and he had given his entire life to the state of Israel, but in 1996, by a narrow margin, Netanyahu proved to be a better politician.
我认为西蒙作为总理工作出色，而且他把整个生命都献给了以色列这个国家，但在1996年，内塔尼亚胡以较小的优势证明自己是一名更好的政客。

Winning by a narrow margin in the popular vote, Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic President.
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Nominated for President by acclamation in 1960, he lost by a narrow margin to John F.
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