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

• 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。
• The moment of truth came when she got to the airport.
  她抵达机场时关键时刻来到了。
• Some people thought Barry was a coward, but his moment of truth came when he rescued a child from a burning house.
  有些人认为巴瑞是个胆小鬼，但当他从一幢熊熊大火的房子里救出一个小孩子时，这个时刻才显示出他的真正品质。
• The documents quote American diplomats as saying Thailand will face a moment of truth when King Bhumibol dies and that a succession crisis is inevitable.
  这些文件引用美国外交官的话说，泰国国王普密蓬去世，继任危机不可不免的时候，泰国将面世真相的时刻。
• But when my moment of truth came, I didn't take a dump down my ieg.
  但是当轮到我对的时候，我才不会吓得尿裤子。
• Here is the moment of truth, start the Systems Director server, it should take a few minutes to start the first time.
  下面是揭晓真相的时候了，启动SystemsDirector服务器，首次启动得花费几分钟。
• With a strong physical and great technique on the field, he often plays an important part at the moment of truth.
  在球场上，他体能充沛，技术娴熟，经常在关键时刻发挥重要作用。
• Was that to have been the moment of truth?
  那就是真相大白的时刻嘛？
• It could be negotiated with Westminister between now and 2014, avoiding the existential moment of truth altogether.
  这完全可以与英国议会在2014年之前谈判达成，避免出现生死存亡的摊牌。
• Study on the Service Quality Control in the Moment of Truth
  论真实瞬间的服务质量控制