大家都知道first=第1,second=第2,eleventh=第11,那么问题来了:"at the eleventh hour"你知道是什么意思吗?

At the time  being是什么意思(attheeleventh)(1)

如果真的理解成“第11小时”,那就大错特错啦~

我们来看一下权威的解释吧:

at the eleventh hour:

The latest possible time before it is too late.

表示在最后时刻。

实际含义是“最后时刻”,所以俚语是不能看字面意思的~

At the time  being是什么意思(attheeleventh)(2)

我们来看一下两个例句:

Mike caught up with the plane at the eleventh hour.

迈克在最后时刻刚好赶上飞机。

It was at the eleventh hour that Patrick Star knew what had happened.

直到最后一刻,派大星才弄清楚到底发生了什么事。

At the time  being是什么意思(attheeleventh)(3)

要表示同样的意思,比较常用的短语还有"just in time"和"at the last minute",一起来看两个例句吧:

We were just in time for the bus.

我们刚好赶上那班公共汽车。

I had intended to return to school, but at the last minute I received the message that our semester had been postponed.

我本打算要回学校,但在最后我刚好收到下学期开学延迟的消息。

At the time  being是什么意思(attheeleventh)(4)

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关于“at the eleventh hour”这个表达

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