| 单词 | 最后一刻 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BIG〕A considerable number of voters changed their minds at the last minute. 有很多选民在最后一刻改变了主意。朗文写作活用〔BRAVE/NOT BRAVE〕Dan wanted to ask his boss for a day off but he lost his nerve at the last minute. 丹原想向老板请一天假，但他最后一刻失去了勇气。朗文写作活用〔BRAVE/NOT BRAVE〕I was supposed to make the introductory speech, but I chickened out at the last minute. 本来应该由我来致开场白，但我在最后一刻打了退堂鼓。朗文写作活用〔GOODBYE〕We delayed saying our goodbyes until the last possible moment. 我们拖到最后一刻才相互道别。朗文写作活用〔Garrison finish〕A finish in a contest or race in which the winner comes from behind at the last moment.（赛马、赛跑等中）终点冲刺：一种竞赛或比赛的结局，其胜利者在最后一刻赶超取得胜利美国传统〔ON TIME〕An American businessman stepped in at the last minute to rescue the company. 一位美国商人在最后一刻介入，拯救了公司。朗文写作活用〔ON TIME〕Radio contact was established in the nick of time and we managed to transmit a message to the ship. 无线电联络在最后一刻接上了，我们设法向船上发送了一份电文。朗文写作活用〔ON TIME〕Realizing its error at the last minute, the magazine just managed to correct the offending headline. 杂志社在最后一刻发现错误，及时更正了这个极具冒犯性的标题。朗文写作活用〔ON TIME〕War was averted at the eleventh hour when both sides agreed to talks. 双方在最后一刻同意和谈，避免了战争。朗文写作活用〔TURN〕The boat was heading for the rocks but at the last minute veered off in another direction. 那艘船冲向岩石，但在最后一刻猛然转向了。朗文写作活用〔abort〕The plan/flight had to be aborted at the last minute.计划／飞行被迫在最后一刻取消。剑桥高阶〔altar〕Her fiancé left her at the altar.她的未婚夫在最后一刻悔婚了。韦氏高阶〔appeal〕Romania's government issued a last-minute appeal to him to call off his trip.罗马尼亚政府最后一刻恳请他取消行程。柯林斯高阶〔arrangement〕The catering arrangements for the conference fell through at the last minute.为大会提供餐饮服务的安排在最后一刻成了泡影。牛津搭配〔away〕The Liberal Democrat's support fell away at the last minute.自由民主党的支持率在最后一刻有所下降。柯林斯高阶〔bargain〕Last-minute travellers can still find plenty of bargain fares to New York.最后一刻决定出行的游客仍然可以找到大量去纽约的廉价机票。外研社新世纪〔bitter〕He vowed that he would keep fighting until the bitter end.他发誓要坚持战斗到最后一刻。韦氏高阶〔blush〕He scored at the last minute, and spared England's blushes.他在最后一刻进了球，使英格兰队不至于太难堪。麦克米伦高阶〔breath〕And I shall keep on asserting my innocence until I take my last breath.我会一直坚称自己是清白的, 直至生命的最后一刻。外研社新世纪〔brink〕War seemed inevitable, but the two countries pulled back from the brink at the last minute.战争似乎无法避免, 但两国在最后一刻悬崖勒马。外研社新世纪〔bump〕She was bumped off the flight at the last minute.她在最后一刻从飞机上被赶了下来。剑桥高阶〔cancellation〕I'm going to see if the tour company has got any last-minute cancellations.我将去看看旅游公司是不是有最后一刻的退票。外研社新世纪〔change your mind〕He wasn't going to come, but at the last minute he changed his mind.他本不打算来，但是他在最后一刻改变了想法。韦氏高阶〔cliff-hanger〕The election was a real cliff-hanger. No one knew who was going to win until the very end.这场选举真是扣人心弦，不到最后一刻，谁都无法知道结果。韦氏高阶〔come out〕She expects to come out ahead in the end.她期待在最后一刻胜出。韦氏高阶〔cry off〕Mr White had promised to cooperate with us, but he cried off at the last minute.怀特先生本来答应与我们合作，但最后一刻打了退堂鼓。21世纪英汉〔cry〕Leah and I were going to go to Morocco together, but at the last moment she cried off.利娅和我原打算一起去摩洛哥，但到了最后一刻她变卦了。朗文当代〔cry〕She said she was coming to the party, but cried off at the last moment.她说过她要来参加聚会，可到最后一刻又变卦了。牛津高阶〔cut〕The band was cut from the show at the last minute.这个乐队在演出前的最后一刻被取消了表演。韦氏高阶〔day〕A last moment election can save the day.最后一刻举行选举可能会反败为胜。柯林斯高阶〔down to the wire〕I think the election will go right down to the wire (= be won at the last moment).我认为选举结果要到最后一刻才会见分晓。剑桥高阶〔eleventh〕An agreement was reached at the eleventh hour.协议在最后一刻才达成。麦克米伦高阶〔fair〕It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute.要补充说明以下情况才合理，即他们是最后一刻才获知这个问题。牛津高阶〔fight〕If the polls are wrong and it's a fight to the finish, the result may not be known until all the votes have been counted.如果民调结果有误，又是一场直到最后一刻才见分晓的角逐，那么只有等到统计完所有选票才会知道结果。牛津搭配〔finally〕It wasn't finally decided until the last minute.直到最后一刻才做出最终决定。外研社新世纪〔finish〕Right up until the last minute, workers were still putting the finishing touches on the pavilions.直到最后一刻，工人们仍在对展馆进行最后的修饰。柯林斯高阶〔flight〕Our flight was cancelled at the last minute.我们的航班在最后一刻取消了。外研社新世纪〔foil〕The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.由于警方收到密报，囚犯的越狱企图在最后一刻被挫败。剑桥高阶〔fright〕She had promised to marry him, but took fright at the last moment.她答应嫁给他，但是到了最后一刻又畏缩了。朗文当代〔fuse〕A bomb was deactivated at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit.导火索在要点燃炸弹的最后一刻被拆除。外研社新世纪〔gain on sb/sth〕Garcia was gaining on her opponent throughout the race, but only overtook her at the very end.加西亚在整个赛跑过程中一点点逼近对手，但直到最后一刻才超过了她。剑桥高阶〔gazunder〕The vendors were gazundered at the last minute.卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。牛津高阶〔go along〕At the last minute, the two men decided to go along.两人在最后一刻决定一起走。21世纪英汉〔grasp〕The gold medal slipped from his grasp (= he was unable to get it) in the last moments of the race.在比赛最后一刻他与金牌失之交臂。剑桥高阶〔hitch〕The plane was delayed due to a last-minute hitch.飞机因最后一刻出了故障而推迟起飞。麦克米伦高阶〔hold〕She held off all the last-minute challengers and won the race in a new record time.她最后一刻甩掉了所有对手，以新的纪录赢得了赛跑冠军。牛津高阶〔in the nick of time〕He decided to go just in the nick of time.他在最后一刻决定要走。韦氏高阶〔in the nick of time〕The ambulance arrived in the nick of time.救护车在最后一刻赶到。韦氏高阶〔involved〕We were involved in the negotiations up until the last minute.我们参与谈判直至最后一刻。麦克米伦高阶〔last minute〕They were making changes to the show right up to the last minute.他们直到最后一刻还在对节目进行修改。韦氏高阶〔last minute〕They won the game with a last-minute touchdown.他们在最后一刻达阵得分赢得了比赛。韦氏高阶〔last minute〕You shouldn't wait until the last minute before planning your retirement.你不应等到最后一刻才计划退休之事。韦氏高阶〔last〕At the last moment (= as late as possible) he changed his mind.在最后一刻他改了主意。剑桥高阶〔last〕He never makes a decision until almost the last moment.他从来都是等到最后一刻才作决定。朗文当代〔last〕To the last he took pleasure in living.他直至生命最后一刻都活得有滋有味。麦克米伦高阶〔leave sb high and dry〕They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.他们在最后一刻退出了交易，使我们陷入困境。剑桥高阶〔leave〕Don't leave your homework until the last minute.不要把家庭作业拖到最后一刻才做。外研社新世纪〔leave〕If you leave your preparation until the last minute , you'll reduce your chances of passing.如果你到最后一刻才去准备，合格的可能性就减少了。朗文当代〔minute〕Don't leave everything till the last minute.不要把什么事都留到最后一刻去做。牛津搭配〔minute〕He cancelled his trip to England at the last minute.他在最后一刻取消了去英国的行程。朗文当代〔moment〕Don't leave it to/till the last moment (= the latest time possible).不要拖到最后一刻。剑桥高阶〔moment〕He's never late, but he often arrives at the last moment.他从不迟到,可是常常在最后一刻到达。英汉大词典〔moment〕Our flight was canceled at the last moment.我们的航班在最后一刻被取消了。韦氏高阶〔moment〕She finished her paper at the last moment.她在最后一刻完成了论文。韦氏高阶〔moment〕She waited until the last possible moment to cancel her flight.她等到最后一刻才取消她的航班。麦克米伦高阶〔moment〕They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.他们最后一刻改变主意, 不肯去了。外研社新世纪〔nail-biter〕The election is heading for a nail-biting finish.牵动人心的选举结果要到最后一刻才会揭晓。韦氏高阶〔nerve〕At the last moment her nerve failed her.最后一刻她丧失了勇气。牛津搭配〔penalty〕He missed a penalty in the last minute of the game.在比赛的最后一刻，他罚失了点球。牛津高阶〔pipped at/to the post〕The team was pipped at/to the post by its longtime rival.球队在最后一刻被老对手以微弱优势击败了。韦氏高阶〔pip〕I didn't want us to be pipped to the post.我不希望我们在最后一刻落败。柯林斯高阶〔pip〕The Maclaren team were narrowly pipped at the post by Ferrari.麦克拉伦车队在最后一刻被法拉利车队以微弱的优势击败了。朗文当代〔possible〕Don't leave your packing until the last possible moment.打点行李不要拖到最后一刻。牛津高阶〔pull〕The editor pulled the article at the last minute.编辑在最后一刻撤下了那篇文章。外研社新世纪〔put〕At the last moment, Tom decided to put in a new character to make the story seem more likely.在最后一刻,汤姆决定加进一个新的人物,使故事显得更为真实。英汉大词典〔rapture〕The last minute goal sent the fans into raptures.最后一刻的进球使得球迷们欣喜若狂。牛津高阶〔reprieve〕He was saved from the electric chair by a last-minute reprieve.最后一刻的死刑缓刑令把他从电椅上解救了下来。牛津搭配〔sick〕At the last minute I got sick and couldn't go.我在最后一刻病倒，不能去了。朗文当代〔skew〕These last-minute changes have skewed the company's results.这些最后一刻才做出的改变影响了公司的业绩。剑桥高阶〔slider〕Baseball A fast pitch that breaks in the same direction as a curve ball at the last moment.【棒球】 滑行曲线球：一种快速投球，在最后一刻同曲线球的飞行方向相同美国传统〔strike〕She struck the song from the album at the last minute.她在最后一刻把这首歌从专辑中删掉了。韦氏高阶〔surge〕A last-minute surge in ticket sales saved the show from closure.最后一刻门票销量的激增使演出免于流产。牛津搭配〔the eleventh hour〕We only received the signatures at the eleventh hour.我们在最后一刻才收到签字。剑桥高阶〔the last minute〕He always leaves his homework until the last minute.他总是把课后作业留到最后一刻做。剑桥高阶〔wimp out〕I was going to do a parachute jump but I wimped out at the last minute.我打算去跳伞，但到了最后一刻我还是吓得没敢跳。剑桥高阶〔wire〕Informal Just in the nick of time; at the last moment.【非正式用语】 及时；在最后一刻美国传统〔wire〕To the very end, as in a race or contest.坚持到最后：如赛跑或比赛中到最后一刻，最终美国传统〔withdraw〕Some competitors withdrew at the last minute.有些参赛者在最后一刻退出了。牛津同义词A group of us went hang-gliding, but a couple of people chickened out of (doing) it at the last minute.我们一群人去玩风筝式滑翔运动，可有几个人在最后一刻因害怕没有参加。剑桥国际At the last moment (= as late as possible) he changed his mind.他在最后一刻改主意了。剑桥国际He pulled out (of the deal) at the last moment, leaving the rest of us to make up his share of the money.他在最后一刻退出了这场交易，让我们其他人补齐他那份钱。剑桥国际He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.他被判处死刑，但在最后一刻被准予缓刑。剑桥国际He would zoom up to junctions and brake fiercely / hard / sharply at the last minute.他总是飞快地冲到交叉口，在最后一刻再猛地刹住车。剑桥国际In the negotiations, he outmanoeuvred his rivals by offering a higher price at the last moment.在谈判中，他通过最后一刻出了更高的价而以智取胜，打败了对手。剑桥国际Raising the price at the last minute was a mean trick to play on the buyers.在最后一刻提高价格是给顾客开的一个拙劣的玩笑。剑桥国际Scotland spoiled England's party by scoring an equalizing goal in the last minute of the match.苏格兰在比赛的最后一刻射入一球，扳平了比分，令英格兰队大为扫兴。剑桥国际The plan / flight had to be aborted at the last minute.计划/飞行不得不在最后一刻被中止。剑桥国际They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.他们在最后一刻退出了买卖，使我们处境困难。剑桥国际We only received the official signatures at the eleventh hour.我们在最后一刻才收到政府签字。剑桥国际When approaching a roundabout, do not leave it to (= wait until) the last minute to slow down.驶近环形岛时，别到最后一刻才减速。剑桥国际 |
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