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

• 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 only received the results at the eleventh hour.
  在最后关头我才收到了成绩。
• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
• I wish peace could be saved at the eleventh hour.
  我希望在最后的时刻和平能够到来。
• 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。
• The criminal won his reprieve at the Eleventh hour.
  罪犯在最后的关头获得缓刑。
• 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。
• We only received the official signatures at the Eleventh hour.
  我们在最后一刻才收到正式签字。
• The patrol was almost surrounded and then, at the eleventh hour, reinforcements arrived.
  这支巡逻队几乎被包围了，而值此危急之时援军赶到了。
• 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。