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

• You should not wait till the eleventh hour to draft the speech.
  你不应等到最后一刻才起草演讲稿词。
• He did not turn up until the Eleventh hour.
  他直到最后一刻才出现。
• I only received the results at the eleventh hour.
  在最后关头我才收到了成绩。
• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The criminal won his reprieve at the Eleventh hour.
  罪犯在最后的关头获得缓刑。
• The workers struck for higher wages, but they gave in to the boss at the eleventh hour.
  工人们为了增加工资而罢工，但他们在第十一小时向老板屈服了。