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

• 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。
• Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
  两人都知道关键时刻到了。
• 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 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 Moment of Truth& Ecological Crisis and Critique of Contemporary Capitalist Economic System
  真言时刻&生态危机与当下资本主义制度批判
• 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。
• The moment of truth came following the defeat of Japan.
  决断时刻在日本战败后到来。
• The first rays of daylight brought the man to life. The job interview is the moment of truth in job hunting.
  白天的第一道曙光给这人带来了生机。在找工作的过程中，有面试就有曙光。
• Study on the Service Quality Control in the Moment of Truth
  论真实瞬间的服务质量控制
• At this moment of truth, you must keep calm.
  在这紧急关头，你要保持镇静。