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

• 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。
• 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。
• At this moment of truth, you must keep calm.
  在这紧急关头，你要保持镇静。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。