eleventh hour

英 [ɪˈlevnθ ˈaʊə(r)]

美 [ɪˈlevnθ ˈaʊər]

n.  最后时刻

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 最后时刻
  If someone does somethingat the eleventh hour, they do it at the last possible moment.
  1. He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
     他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
  2. ...last night's eleventh hour agreement.
     昨晚最后一刻达成的协议

英英释义

noun

• the latest possible moment
  1. money became available at the eleventh hour
  2. at the last minute the government changed the rules
  Synonym:last minute

双语例句

• You should not wait till the eleventh hour to draft the speech.
  你不应等到最后一刻才起草演讲稿词。
• He turned up at the Eleventh hour!
  他在最后一刻出现。
• But her supervisor appointed her to the new job at the Eleventh hour& at the very last minute.
  但她的上司在最后一刻任命她在在新工作上任。
• You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour.
  你总跟人们说关键时刻就快来了。
• I finished it at the eleventh hour, but I wasn't late.
  我是在最后的时刻完成的，但没晚哦。
• The clock of the centuries points to the eleventh hour.
  因为这世代的钟已经走到午夜十一点了。
• Waiting until the eleventh hour to validate quality through testing inevitably extends both the schedule and budget.
  直到最后一刻不可避免地通过测试来确认质量，既延长了进度，也扩大了预算。
• It was at the eleventh hour that he got wind of what had happened.
  直到结果一刻他才弄清楚到底发生了什么事。
• If you have been worried about losing your home, you may find a solution if you look for it-and it will come at the eleventh hour, against all odds.
  如果你一直担心失去你的家，你会找到一个你期待的情况，出现在第11个小时，对抗所有的奇怪事情。
• However, it is a pity that he should always cram at the eleventh hour.
  然而，很可惜的是他总是临时抱佛脚。