day of reckoning

英 [deɪ ɒv ˈrekənɪŋ]

美 [deɪ əv ˈrekənɪŋ]

n.  清算之时;报应到来的日子

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柯林斯词典

• N-SING 清算之时;报应到来的日子
  If someone talks about theday of reckoning, they mean a day or time in the future when people will be forced to deal with an unpleasant situation which they have avoided until now.
  1. The day of reckoning is coming for the water company directors.
     跟自来水公司的主管们算账的日子就要到来了。

英英释义

noun

• an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
  1. everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
  2. that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world
  Synonym:doomdoomsdayend of the world
• (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
  Synonym:Judgment DayJudgement DayDay of JudgmentDay of JudgementDoomsdayLast JudgmentLast JudgementLast Dayeschatondoomsdaycrack of doomend of the world

双语例句

• The day of reckoning has now arrived.
  眼下，清算的日子到了。
• The day of reckoning is coming for the water company directors.
  跟自来水公司的主管们算账的日子就要到来了。
• The day of reckoning has been postponed yet again.
  算总账的日子再一次推迟了。
• We all know the day of reckoning is coming, and start to cut back on spending to a degree, but it doesn't really hit home until the checks stop coming in.
  我们都知道算帐的那一天正日益临近、我们也开始逐步收紧开支，但是直到真的再无支票入帐时我们才真正意识到自己没有收入了。
• What, though, of the fearful Day of Reckoning?
  但是，什么是可怕的审判日？
• We merely put off the day of reckoning.
  我们只是推迟赎罪的日子。
• The obvious risk is that when a real day of reckoning does arrive it will be that much tougher.
  显而易见的风险是，如果算总账的一天真正来临，情况会变得严峻得多。
• To sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning.
  对于珍惜时间的人，每天都是需要精打细算的。
• Version compatibility can help delay this "day of reckoning" but won't eliminate it.
  版本兼容性可以帮助延迟这个“最后审判日”，但却不能消除这个问题。
• Their day of reckoning is not long off.
  他们清算的日子不长了。