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

• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
• Sally always waits until the eleventh hour to study for her exams.
  萨利总是等到最后时刻才开始为考试学习。
• I only received the results at the eleventh hour.
  在最后关头我才收到了成绩。
• That newspaper at the eleventh hour inesrted an important news item on its front page.
  那家报纸在最后五分钟把一条重要的消息插入头版。
• He did not turn up until the Eleventh hour.
  他直到最后一刻才出现。
• Suddenly a small task has become a crisis at the eleventh hour.
  但一旦小任务到了最后时刻，也不禁会成为一次危机。
• 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。
• The patrol was almost surrounded and then, at the eleventh hour, reinforcements arrived.
  这支巡逻队几乎被包围了，而值此危急之时援军赶到了。
• On the eleventh day of the eleventh month, on the eleventh hour, we are here not to mourn them, but to praise them.
  在十一月十一日的第十一个小时，我们在一起，不是为了他们而悲伤，而是歌颂他们。
• He had to give in at the Eleventh hour.
  他不得不在最后时刻屈服。