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 turned up at the Eleventh hour!
  他在最后一刻出现。
• 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。
• If you have been worried about losing your home, you may find a solution if you look for it-and it will come at the eleventh hour, against all odds.
  如果你一直担心失去你的家，你会找到一个你期待的情况，出现在第11个小时，对抗所有的奇怪事情。
• I only received the results at the eleventh hour.
  在最后关头我才收到了成绩。
• We only received the official signatures at the Eleventh hour.
  我们在最后一刻才收到正式签字。
• You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour.
  你总跟人们说关键时刻就快来了。
• I was asked, at the Eleventh hour, to step in and direct the play.
  到了最后一刻我才被请去导演那出戏。
• But her supervisor appointed her to the new job at the Eleventh hour& at the very last minute.
  但她的上司在最后一刻任命她在在新工作上任。
• The criminal won his reprieve at the Eleventh hour.
  罪犯在最后的关头获得缓刑。
• 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。