down to the wire

[daun tu: ðə ˈwaiə]
  • 释义

  • 直到最后，直到终点，接近最后期限;

  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    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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  • 2、

    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。

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  • 3、

    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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  • 4、

    This project will go down to the wire.

    (这个计画将到最后的阶段. )

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  • 5、

    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
  • 6、

    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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