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

• He did not turn up until the Eleventh hour.
  他直到最后一刻才出现。
• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
• 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。
• The workers struck for higher wages, but they gave in to the boss at the eleventh hour.
  工人们为了增加工资而罢工，但他们在第十一小时向老板屈服了。
• 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。
• Suddenly a small task has become a crisis at the eleventh hour.
  但一旦小任务到了最后时刻，也不禁会成为一次危机。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。