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

• Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
  两人都知道关键时刻到了。
• The moment of truth has arrived.
  到了说清楚的时候了。
• 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。
• At this moment of truth, you must keep calm.
  在这紧急关头，你要保持镇静。
• 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。
• 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。
• Although I had anticipated a few suggestions for improvement, I was not prepared for what happened next: The moment of truth arrived during our debriefing session.
  虽然我已经预见到了一些改进建议，我并没有期待会遇到，接下来发生的事情：在分组报告进行时，一个关键时刻来了。
• This was a moment of truth in which evasion had no place.
  这个真理由不得任何人逃避。
• Now it's the moment of truth: should we stay or leave here?
  现在到了关键时刻：我们是走还是留？
• Truth: Create a moment of truth to help you unmask what you're hiding& from others and from yourself.
  真理：制造出一刻真理让自己揭示对自己、对别人在隐瞒什么。