英语释义

1. full of suspense especially unsettled until the very end

片语

be down to the wire拮据的

come down to the wire（随着某事，如比赛的结束）结果即将揭晓（非正式）

英汉例句

• it「s down to the wire for the race for president. john mccain is in battleground state pennsylvania today where he told supporters he can feel momentum on his side.

  约翰麦凯恩在宾夕法尼亚州向他的支持者表示他能够感觉到他的势头。

• diplomats said negotiations were likely to come down to the wire as abbas plans to submit the request on friday.

  外交官们称谈判的结果很可能是阿巴斯照计划在周五提交申请。

• subsequently, a rock-climbing rescue team from the end of the race to buy down to the wire to move closer to safety tether on him, and then slowly pulled his end.

  随后，一名攀巖救援队员从终点沿着钢索向赛买提靠拢，将安全绳系在他身上，再缓慢地将他拉到终点。

• peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. i could never leave it down to the wire like that .

  彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事，我从不象他那样火烧屁股。

• in florida, site of down to the wire voting in past elections, npr」s debbie elliott is covering a polling site in tampa.

  佛罗里达州在以往大选中都是到最后一刻才完成投票，npr新闻的黛比·埃利奥特在坦帕的某处投票站带来报道。

• this year「s presidential race will go down to the wire and we won」t know until the very end.

  今年的总统选举接近尾声了，我们得到最后才能知道最后的结果。

• it's down to the wire for tax filers. today is the deadline to get those 1040s in, and many are rushing to get through the paperwork.

  退税的时间已经所剩无几了，今天是个人所得税退税的最后期限，很多人都在赶着完成申报的单据工作。

• peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. i could never leave it down to the wire like that.

  彼得总是等到最后一刻才开始做事。我从不想他那样等到最后一刻才开始干。

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