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。
• If any guest failed at the eleventh hour, Todd was asked to dine.
  如果有什么客人到时不能来，托德就会被请来凑数。
• 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。
• If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish.
  如果你想要撕裂它除了在最后一刻，并重新开始，你永远不会结束。
• 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。
• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
• The criminal won his reprieve at the Eleventh hour.
  罪犯在最后的关头获得缓刑。
• Sally always waits until the eleventh hour to study for her exams.
  萨利总是等到最后时刻才开始为考试学习。
• I was asked, at the Eleventh hour, to step in and direct the play.
  到了最后一刻我才被请去导演那出戏。
• That newspaper at the eleventh hour inesrted an important news item on its front page.
  那家报纸在最后五分钟把一条重要的消息插入头版。