down to the wire

down to the wire什么意思,down to the wire翻译

基本解释

网络: 最后关头；等到最后一刻才开始做事；直到最后，直到终点

例句

• The student went down to the wire , turning in her essay just as the class bell rang .

  那学生在下课铃响起时的最后一刻才交上她的作文。

• It had almost come down to the wire as Metorex shareholders were set to vote on the Vale offer later this month.

  随着Metorex股东本月晚些时候将就淡水河谷的报价进行投票，这宗竞购案差不多到了关键时刻。

• Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that .

  彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事，我从不象他那样火烧屁股。

• Diplomats said negotiations were likely to come down to the wire as Abbas plans to submit the request on Friday.

  外交官们称谈判的结果很可能是阿巴斯照计划在周五提交申请。

• 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。

• "Taking it down to the wire, " he says, "makes it all about bargaining and less about creativity. "

  他说：“如果一拖再拖、直到最后一刻，就只剩下讨价还价了，创造力就没多大关系了。”

• til the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that.

  彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事。我从不想他那样等到最后一刻才开始干。

• The same goes for Virginia and Ohio, states where the polls have predicted a down-to-the-wire race.

  弗吉尼亚州和俄亥俄州也有类似情况。此前民调结果预测两位候选人在这两个州也是难分高下。

• The most controversial issue in the Taiwan election right down to the wire remains re-unification or independence.

  台湾选举，最引争议性的，直到最后还是统独问题。

• "Unfortunately, for a series of political reasons, we are down to the wire, " he added.

  “不幸的是，因为一系列的原因，现在是我们行动的最后时刻，”他接着说道。