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

• 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。
• 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。
• This, says Mr Hodges, suggests the moment of truth for commodities may be near.
  霍奇斯表示，这暗示大宗商品的真相时刻可能即将到来。
• Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
  两人都知道关键时刻到了。
• Study on the Service Quality Control in the Moment of Truth
  论真实瞬间的服务质量控制
• 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。
• The first rays of daylight brought the man to life. The job interview is the moment of truth in job hunting.
  白天的第一道曙光给这人带来了生机。在找工作的过程中，有面试就有曙光。
• 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。
• 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。
• Was that to have been the moment of truth?
  那就是真相大白的时刻嘛？