won or decided by a very small distance, or number of points, votes, etc.(比赛、选举等)难分高下的,竞争激烈的
a close-run competition/contest/decision/race胜负难分的比赛/竞赛/裁定/角逐
It was a close-run thing and Millar had to endure a five-minute wait before the judges decided that he had won.比赛十分激励,难分高下,米勒忍受了5分钟等待的煎熬之后,才听见裁判判定他赢得了比赛。