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eleventh hour ɪˈlevənθˈauə ☆☆☆☆☆高短语¹¹⁴⁴⁶⁷⁺⁴
基本英英词源搭配近义反义例句Thesaurus例句
n.最后一刻;危急之时
Noun:
the latest possible moment;money became available at the eleventh hour at the last minute the government changed the rules 《圣经·新约·马太福音》第20章中记载了耶稣对其门徒讲的一则语言。有个葡萄园主一早就出去雇人来为他做工，与人讲定一天一钱银子。他在不同时间先后雇了几批工人。早来的人和后来的人都发给相同的工钱，即使是那些在第11个小时才进园干活，只在园中干一个小时的，也领得和那些已干了足足十二个小时的雇工同样多的报酬。为此，早来的人抱怨，但园主却说，原先讲定的一钱银子并没有少给。至于照样付给晚来的人是他心甘情愿的。耶稣用葡萄园喻指天国，意在说明能够进入天国的不分先后，即使在最后一刻也来得及。
古时候犹太人将白天分为12小时，从清晨6点到下午6点。eleventh hour 既不指现在的上午11点，也不指晚上11点，而是相当于日落前的下午5点，即白天12小时工作的“第11小时”，后被喻指“最后一刻”，有时还引申为“在最后关头”。常用的短语搭配为：at the eleventh hour，而eleven-hour decision 就指“最后一刻做出的决定”。at the eleventh hour在最后时刻在还来得…
近义词 last minute紧急关头, 最后一分钟…
用作名词The two sides compromised at theeleventh hour.在最后一刻双方终于协调了。
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。
The patrol was almost surrounded and then, at theeleventh 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。as in.(last-ditch
同义词 do-or-die,frantic,last-gaspdesperate,final,last-chance,last-minute,last-resortas in.late
同义词 last-minute,slowbackward,behind,behindhand,behind time,belated,blown,delayed,dilatory,eleventh hour,gone,held up,hung up,in a bind,in the lurch,jammed,lagging,missed the boat,out of luck,overdue,postponed,put off,remiss,stayed,strapped,tardy,too late,unpunctualas in.eleventh hour
同义词 high time,just in time,last minute,nick of time,the last moment,zero hour
last minuteadjective last-second
behind,belated,late,overdue,tardy
last resortadjective last-ditch
eleventh-hour,final,last-ditch
last-ditchadjective done in desperation
desperate,do-or-die,eleventh-hour,final,frantic,last-chance,last-gasp,last-minute,last-resort And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
约在酉初雇来的人来了，各人得了一钱银子。 ebigear
About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around.
约在酉初出去，看见还有人站在那里。 ebigear
But at the eleventh hour, when I was packing to go back home, they called and said they wanted to hire me.
但是直到我在整理行装准备回家的最后一刻，他们才打电话来说想要雇用我。 hjenglish
Each time European policymakers reacted similarly: with denial and dithering, followed at the eleventh hour with a half- baked rescue plan to buy time.
面对每一次危机，欧盟的决策者的反应都大同小异：先是拒绝出手救援，然后摇摆不定，最后时刻又仓促推出那不成熟的救援计划来争取时间。 yeeyan
I looked everywhere to find my passport. Then I found it at the eleventh hour.
我到处找我的护照。终于在最后一刻找到了。 iciba
Kyoto, they point out, was saved from collapse at the eleventh hour, while the Bali talks in2007 were rescued when US opposition wilted in the pressure cooker of the conference chamber.
他们指出，京都在最后一刻才免于崩溃，2007年巴厘岛态度强硬的美国最终在会议大厅的“高压锅”里妥协。 yeeyan
Their plan was called off at the eleventh hour.
他们的计划在最后时刻被取消了。 http://dj.iciba.com |