in the nick of time
基本解释
- 及时；恰好
同根派生
英汉例句
- They arrived in the nick of time to save us.
在紧要关头他们正好赶到来救我们。 - Then just in the nick of time, someone shows up to help us put on the spare.
但就是在这个时候，有人伸出了援助之手帮我们换上备用轮胎。 - But Sebold catches herself in the nick of time, and the book ends on the same appealingly plain-spoken note that it opens with: ''I wish you all a long and happy life, '' Susie says.
但是赛博尔德在紧要关头收紧了自己的笔锋，全书最后依然以如同一开始那样的引人入胜的平淡笔记风格结尾：“我祝你们健康长寿，幸福安康”，苏茜说道。 - Either way, it looks like HP pulled this off in the nick of time.
ENGADGET: HP bought Palm after a five-company bidding war - So this is some good news, just in the nick of time for the holidays.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension - But as in all good stories, a fairy godmother has arrived in the nick of time.
ECONOMIST: Once upon a time on Wall Street
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- at the last possible moment