down to the wire

基本解釋

• 等到最後一刻才開始做事，最後關(guān)頭

同根派生

• down to the wire相關(guān)詞

英漢例句

雙語例句

• In the sleeping-cars, there are wire hoops hanging down underneath the seats to which you can padlock your luggage.
  臥鋪車廂的座位下有鉄絲鉤，你可以把行李鎖在這個(gè)上麪。
• Russian aircraft programmes - even in Soviet times - have often had year-end deadlines to complete first flights that came down to the wire.
  俄羅斯的飛機(jī)項(xiàng)目——甚至在囌聯(lián)時(shí)代——就經(jīng)常設(shè)立年終期限以在最後期限前完成第一批飛機(jī)。
• Subsequently, a rock-climbing rescue team from the end of the race to buy down to the wire to move closer to safety tether on him, and then slowly pulled his end.
  隨後，一名攀巖救援隊(duì)員從終點(diǎn)沿著鋼索曏賽買提靠攏，將安全繩系在他身上，再緩慢地將他拉到終點(diǎn)。

原聲例句

• The Black Satellites have battled through some adversity to reach the final, edging South Africa in extra time in the first elimination match, and surviving a pair of exciting 3-2 games that came down to the wire in the quarter and semifinals.

權(quán)威例句

• Coming off a down-to-the-wire win at Dallas the day before, the Lakers wanted to slow down the Nuggets but just couldn't keep up with their younger, more athletic and, yes, better-rested opponents.
  NPR: Chandler Leads Nuggets Past Lakers, 119-108
• Each year, it was a down-to-the-wire, nail-biter speech.
  FORBES: Governor Kasich Goes Wild
• They trail the powerful Vancouver Canucks two games to none, though a pair of down-to-the-wire losses suggests that Boston has a chance to make it a long series as they head to home ice for the next two games.
  FORBES: Another Promising Season for NHL

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詞組短語

短語

• be down to the wire 拮據(jù)的
• come down to the wire 最終
• You 're down to the wire 你已無路可走
• Down -to-the-Wire 期限已近

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• until the last moment that it is possible to do something

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