down to the wire的意思|示意
等到最后一刻才开始做事,最后关头
down to the wire的用法详解
Down to the wire一般指到处决或到最后关头,也就是说,有一个时间线,到达最后一刻。它也可以用来形容一件事情刚好完成,也可以指一件事情很接近完成了。
用例1:
We were down to the wire on the project, and everyone was working as fast as they could to finish it in time.
我们的项目准备到最后关头了,每个人都在尽最大努力完成它,以便及时完成。
用例2:
We finished the project down to the wire, but we managed to finish it just in time.
我们刚好在最后关头完成了项目,但我们设法及时完成了。
用例3:
She was down to the wire with her essay, and she only had a few minutes left to finish it.
她的文章正处于最后关头,只剩下几分钟来完成它了。
down to the wire相关短语
1、 be down to the wire 拮据的
2、 Down-to-the-Wire 期限已近
3、 come down to the wire 最终
4、 You're down to the wire 你已无路可走
down to the wire相关例句
Play - off games always seem to go down to the wire.
加时赛看起来双方比分总是咬得很紧.
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We can't go to a restaurant tonight – we're really down to the wire.
今晚我们不能去饭馆吃饭了——我们几乎身无分文了.
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Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement.
谈判人员又是直到最后时刻才达成了协议。
柯林斯例句
It was a neck and neck horse race right down to the wire.
这次跑马赛从头到尾都胜败难分.
辞典例句
This project will go down to the wire.
(这个计画将到最后的阶段. )
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The two horses were neck and neck all the way down to the wire.
一直到终点两匹马都并驾齐驱,互不相让.
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