moment of truth
英 [ˈməʊmənt ɒv truːθ]
美 [ˈmoʊmənt əv truːθ]
n. 紧要关头;决定性时刻
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 紧要关头;决定性时刻
If you refer to a time or event asthe moment of truth, you mean that it is an important time when you must make a decision quickly, and whatever you decide will have important consequences in the future.- Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
两人都知道关键时刻到了。
- Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
英英释义
noun
- a crucial moment on which much depends
- the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
双语例句
- Now it's the moment of truth: should we stay or leave here?
现在到了关键时刻:我们是走还是留? - This is the moment of truth as to whether or not Japan will remain a global power.
这是一个关乎日本是否会保持全球强国地位的关键时刻。 - This, says Mr Hodges, suggests the moment of truth for commodities may be near.
霍奇斯表示,这暗示大宗商品的真相时刻可能即将到来。 - The first rays of daylight brought the man to life. The job interview is the moment of truth in job hunting.
白天的第一道曙光给这人带来了生机。在找工作的过程中,有面试就有曙光。 - The moment of truth came one fateful weekend in April 2003 when Resona bank, a small city bank, failed.
关键时刻发生在2003年4月一个致命的周末,当时,小型城市银行理索纳银行(resonabank)宣告破产。 - The moment of truth came when she got to the airport.
她抵达机场时关键时刻来到了。 - Some people thought Barry was a coward, but his moment of truth came when he rescued a child from a burning house.
有些人认为巴瑞是个胆小鬼,但当他从一幢熊熊大火的房子里救出一个小孩子时,这个时刻才显示出他的真正品质。 - Although I had anticipated a few suggestions for improvement, I was not prepared for what happened next: The moment of truth arrived during our debriefing session.
虽然我已经预见到了一些改进建议,我并没有期待会遇到,接下来发生的事情:在分组报告进行时,一个关键时刻来了。 - The moment of truth came following the defeat of Japan.
决断时刻在日本战败后到来。 - With a strong physical and great technique on the field, he often plays an important part at the moment of truth.
在球场上,他体能充沛,技术娴熟,经常在关键时刻发挥重要作用。