down to the wire
基本解释
- 等到最后一刻才开始做事，最后关头
英汉例句
- In the sleeping-cars, there are wire hoops hanging down underneath the seats to which you can padlock your luggage.
卧铺车厢的座位下有铁丝钩，你可以把行李锁在这个上面。 - Russian aircraft programmes - even in Soviet times - have often had year-end deadlines to complete first flights that came down to the wire.
俄罗斯的飞机项目——甚至在苏联时代——就经常设立年终期限以在最后期限前完成第一批飞机。 - 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.
随后，一名攀岩救援队员从终点沿着钢索向赛买提靠拢，将安全绳系在他身上，再缓慢地将他拉到终点。 - 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.
- 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
双语例句
原声例句
权威例句
词组短语
- be down to the wire 拮据的
- come down to the wire 最终
- You 're down to the wire 你已无路可走
- Down -to-the-Wire 期限已近
短语
英英字典
- until the last moment that it is possible to do something