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.
  1. Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
     两人都知道关键时刻到了。

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

• 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。
• Therefore, perfect implementation and testing is imperative for the moment of truth.
  因此，理想的实现和测试在关键时刻是必不可少的。
• 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？
• Was that to have been the moment of truth?
  那就是真相大白的时刻嘛？
• The moment of truth for the Obama administration arrived yesterday when Tim Geithner, Treasury secretary, unveiled a plan for rescuing the US financial system, where the global crisis began.
  奥巴马政府昨日迎来了真相时刻，财长蒂姆·盖特纳（TimGeithner）出台了一份救助美国金融体系的计划。当前全球危机正是发源于美国金融体系。
• This was a moment of truth in which evasion had no place.
  这个真理由不得任何人逃避。
• Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
  两人都知道关键时刻到了。
• The moment of truth came when she got to the airport.
  她抵达机场时关键时刻来到了。
• At this moment of truth, you must keep calm.
  在这紧急关头，你要保持镇静。
• The job interview is the moment of truth in job hunting.
  在找工作的过程中，有面试就有曙光。