squeaker

noun

1. （很可能）以微弱优势赢得的比赛（或选举）；险胜的比赛（或选举）
   a competition or election won by only a small amount or likely to be won by only a small amount

1. "He was born a Squeaker!" said my sister, more emphatically.
   我姐姐斩钉截铁地说：他生下来就是哇哇乱叫的小崽子。
2. Squeaker s Mate: A Parody of Male Literary Canon;
   对男性经典的戏拟&《尖嗓子的配偶》
3. The82-to-62 margin of victory followed a2-vote squeaker in the Senate last month.
   在以82票对62票险胜之后，上月在参议院又以2优势票通过。
4. Especially if they say things like "I love you, love you, love you, my little squeaker".
   特别是短信上说的是：我爱你，我爱你，爱你，我的雏鸽此类的话。

noun

1. something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

   Synonym:    close callclose shavesqueaknarrow escape

2. any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
   1. those sneakers are squeakers
   2. which hinge is the squeaker?