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

• The news that our volleyball team had won the game came to us at the Eleventh hour.
  最后时刻传来我们排球队胜利的喜讯。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 do something – usually involving a difficult decision to make – at the eleventh hour, you do it at the last moment, when you absolutely have to.
  如果你在第十一个小时做某事（经常是做一个艰难的决定），你到最后不得不做的时候才做。
• He did not turn up until the Eleventh hour.
  他直到最后一刻才出现。
• He had to give in at the Eleventh hour.
  他不得不在最后时刻屈服。
• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。