eleventh hour

英 美
  • n.最后一刻;危急之时
  • eleventh n.第十一adj.第十一的;十一分之一的
  • hour n.小时;钟点
Noun:
  1. the latest possible moment;

    "money became available at the eleventh hour"
    "at the last minute the government changed the rules"

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The two sides compromised at the eleventh hour.
      在最后一刻双方终于协调了。
    2. They have been jawing away there for the last quarter of an hour.
      最后一刻钟的时间里他们一直在闲聊。
    3. 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。

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