单词down to the wire
网络: 最后关头；等到最后一刻才开始做事；直到最后，直到终点
The student went down to the wire , turning in her essay just as the class bell rang .
那学生在下课铃响起时的最后一刻才交上她的作文。
It had almost come down to the wire as Metorex shareholders were set to vote on the Vale offer later this month.
随着Metorex股东本月晚些时候将就淡水河谷的报价进行投票，这宗竞购案差不多到了关键时刻。
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。
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。
Russian aircraft programmes - even in Soviet times - have often had year-end deadlines to complete first flights that came down to the wire.
俄罗斯的飞机项目——甚至在苏联时代——就经常设立年终期限以在最后期限前完成第一批飞机。
"Taking it down to the wire, " he says, "makes it all about bargaining and less about creativity. "
他说：“如果一拖再拖、直到最后一刻，就只剩下讨价还价了，创造力就没多大关系了。”
til 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。
The same goes for Virginia and Ohio, states where the polls have predicted a down-to-the-wire race.
弗吉尼亚州和俄亥俄州也有类似情况。此前民调结果预测两位候选人在这两个州也是难分高下。
The most controversial issue in the Taiwan election right down to the wire remains re-unification or independence.
台湾选举，最引争议性的，直到最后还是统独问题。
"Unfortunately, for a series of political reasons, we are down to the wire, " he added.
“不幸的是，因为一系列的原因，现在是我们行动的最后时刻，”他接着说道。