at the 11th hour

/æt ðə ɪˈlɛvənθ ˈaʊər/· 习语/短语

财经/商业C1

at the 11th hour
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Chinese meaning

在zài最zuì后hòu一yī刻kè,危wēi急jí关guān头tóu

最zuì后hòu关guān头tóu,千qiān钧jūn一yī发fà

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加jiā拿ná大dà与yǔ美měi国guó的de贸mào易yì谈tán判pàn在zài最zuì后hòu一yī刻kè破pò裂liè

Example

The escalatory actions come after trade talks collapsed at the 11th hour last month.

这zhè些xiē升shēng级jí行xíng动dòng发fā生shēng在zài上shàng月yuè贸mào易yì谈tán判pàn在zài最zuì后hòu一yī刻kè破pò裂liè之zhī后hòu。

Source: Fox Business · 8 Sep 2026

Background ✎

加jiā拿ná大dà对duì美měi国guó商shāng品pǐn加jiā征zhēng20%关guān税shuì正zhèng式shì生shēng效xiào,涉shè及jí钢gāng铁tiě、乳rǔ制zhì品pǐn、高gāo尔ěr夫fū球qiú杆gān等děng约yuē200亿yì美měi元yuán商shāng品pǐn。此cǐ前qián两liǎng国guó贸mào易yì谈tán判pàn在zài上shàng月yuè最zuì后hòu一yī刻kè破pò裂liè,特tè朗lǎng普pǔ随suí后hòu在zài社shè交jiāo媒méi体tǐ上shàng升shēng级jí攻gōng势shì,威wēi胁xié全quán面miàn禁jìn止zhǐ加jiā拿ná大dà庞páng巴bā迪dí飞fēi机jī在zài美měi销xiāo售shòu。

Roots · etymology

源自圣经马太福音'葡萄园雇工'寓言,第十一钟点是一天将尽前最后雇工的时刻

  • at + the 11th(第十一)+ hour(钟点),字面'在第十一个钟点'

Collocations

  • at the eleventh hour / collapse at the 11th hour / reach a deal at the 11th hour

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