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

• Study on the Service Quality Control in the Moment of Truth
  论真实瞬间的服务质量控制
• 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。
• There was a moment of truth in this. She knew it.
  这一瞬间这句问话是真诚的，她心里明白。
• 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。
• 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。
• At this moment of truth, you must keep calm.
  在这紧急关头，你要保持镇静。
• Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
  两人都知道关键时刻到了。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。