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 criminal won his reprieve at the Eleventh hour.
  罪犯在最后的关头获得缓刑。
• 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。
• 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。
• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
• 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。
• I only received the results at the eleventh hour.
  在最后关头我才收到了成绩。
• However, it is a pity that he should always cram at the eleventh hour.
  然而，很可惜的是他总是临时抱佛脚。
• I wish peace could be saved at the eleventh hour.
  我希望在最后的时刻和平能够到来。
• And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
  约在酉初雇来的人来了，各人得了一钱银子。
• 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。