moment of truth

英 [ˈməʊmənt ɒv truːθ]

美 [ˈmoʊmənt əv truːθ]

n.  紧要关头;决定性时刻

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 紧要关头;决定性时刻
  If you refer to a time or event asthe moment of truth, you mean that it is an important time when you must make a decision quickly, and whatever you decide will have important consequences in the future.
  1. Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
     两人都知道关键时刻到了。

英英释义

noun

• a crucial moment on which much depends
• the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

双语例句

• The job interview is the moment of truth in job hunting.
  在找工作的过程中，有面试就有曙光。
• The documents quote American diplomats as saying Thailand will face a moment of truth when King Bhumibol dies and that a succession crisis is inevitable.
  这些文件引用美国外交官的话说，泰国国王普密蓬去世，继任危机不可不免的时候，泰国将面世真相的时刻。
• But when my moment of truth came, I didn't take a dump down my ieg.
  但是当轮到我对的时候，我才不会吓得尿裤子。
• The moment of truth has arrived.
  到了说清楚的时候了。
• If Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia are facing their moment of truth, then Israel is fast approaching the point of no return in its relations with the Palestinians.
  如果说叙利亚、伊朗和沙特阿拉伯正在面临各自的关键时刻，那么以色列与巴勒斯坦的关系正在迅速走上不归路。
• The Moment of Truth& Ecological Crisis and Critique of Contemporary Capitalist Economic System
  真言时刻&生态危机与当下资本主义制度批判
• This was a moment of truth in which evasion had no place.
  这个真理由不得任何人逃避。
• Some people thought Barry was a coward, but his moment of truth came when he rescued a child from a burning house.
  有些人认为巴瑞是个胆小鬼，但当他从一幢熊熊大火的房子里救出一个小孩子时，这个时刻才显示出他的真正品质。
• On the cringe-inducing hit show The Moment of Truth, guests are shamed into horribly embarrassing admissions on national TV after taking a so-called lie-detector test.
  在一个引介逢迎的节目秀《真相大白》中，客人们通过了一个所谓测谎试验之后，难堪地进入令人极其窘迫的国家电视。
• Therefore, perfect implementation and testing is imperative for the moment of truth.
  因此，理想的实现和测试在关键时刻是必不可少的。