down to the wire

基本解釋

• 等到最后一刻才開始做事，最后關(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鐵絲鉤，你可以把行李鎖在這個上面。
• Russian aircraft programmes - even in Soviet times - have often had year-end deadlines to complete first flights that came down to the wire.
  俄羅斯的飛機項目——甚至在蘇聯(lián)時代——就經(jīng)常設(shè)立年終期限以在最后期限前完成第一批飛機。
• 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.
  隨后，一名攀巖救援隊員從終點沿著鋼索向賽買提靠攏，將安全繩系在他身上，再緩慢地將他拉到終點。

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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