eleventh hour

基本解释

• 最后一刻；危急之时

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• But at the eleventh hour, when I was packing to go back home, they called and said they wanted to hire me.
  但是直到我在整理行装准备回家的最后一刻，他们才打电话来说想要雇用我。
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• 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。
• Naughty: You call in favors at the eleventh hour, stressing out vendors and well-connected friends who are very busy during the holidays.
  敷衍的： 你总是喜欢擅作主张的在深夜十一点给那些压力非常大的供应商、或在假期总是很忙的好朋友打电话。

原声例句

• But her supervisor appointed her to the new job at the eleventh hour at the very last minute.
• Two years ago, DiCaprio worked on a movie called "The Eleventh Hour."

权威例句

• At the eleventh hour, both sides reached an agreement, leaving New Year's Day schedules unchanged.
  FORBES: Media
• As financial advisor Barry Ritholtz notes, these sorts of eleventh hour debates are nothing new.
  FORBES: Deja Vu, But No Disaster: U.S. Government Hits Debt Ceiling

词组短语

短语

• Eleventh Dž hour 最后时刻
• Eleventh E hour 最后时刻
• Eleventh U hour 最后时刻
• eleventh -hour 最后一刻
• eleventh h hour 最后时刻;最后关头

英英字典

柯林斯英英字典

• If someone does something at the eleventh hour, they do it at the last possible moment.

专业释义

经济学

• 最后时刻