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

• 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。
• 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。
• If any guest failed at the eleventh hour, Todd was asked to dine.
  如果有什么客人到时不能来，托德就会被请来凑数。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you do something – usually involving a difficult decision to make – at the eleventh hour, you do it at the last moment, when you absolutely have to.
  如果你在第十一个小时做某事（经常是做一个艰难的决定），你到最后不得不做的时候才做。
• 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。