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

On the cringe-inducing hit show The Moment of Truth, guests are shamed into horribly embarrassing admissions on national TV after taking a so-called lie-detector test.
在一个引介逢迎的节目秀《真相大白》中，客人们通过了一个所谓测谎试验之后，难堪地进入令人极其窘迫的国家电视。
If Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia are facing their moment of truth, then Israel is fast approaching the point of no return in its relations with the Palestinians.
如果说叙利亚、伊朗和沙特阿拉伯正在面临各自的关键时刻，那么以色列与巴勒斯坦的关系正在迅速走上不归路。
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。
This is the moment of truth as to whether or not Japan will remain a global power.
这是一个关乎日本是否会保持全球强国地位的关键时刻。
The moment of truth has arrived.
到了说清楚的时候了。
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。
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。
Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
两人都知道关键时刻到了。
At the same time, it is the moment of truth for the industrial structure upgrade.
与此同时，我国的产业结构也处于一个升级转型的关键时期。
The moment of truth came one fateful weekend in April 2003 when Resona bank, a small city bank, failed.
关键时刻发生在2003年4月一个致命的周末，当时，小型城市银行理索纳银行（resonabank）宣告破产。