down to the wire

down to the wire ['da?n tu? ta? ??n] 的中文翻译为“最后时刻”。

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这个词组源于美国俚语，通常用来形容某件事情在最后时刻才得以解决或达成，类似于中文的“最后关头”或“最后时刻”。其中，“wire”在这里指的是电线的意思，因为电线在最后时刻往往起着关键作用。这个词组的用法比较灵活，可以用于描述各种情况，例如比赛、谈判、投票等。

词源：down to the wire 这一说法最初是在19世纪末20世纪初的美国俚语中出现，具体来源和起源已经无从考证。不过，这个词组的使用频率越来越高，逐渐成为了一个常用的英语表达方式。

down to the wire速记技巧：

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1. 建立联想：将关键词与图像、声音等建立联系，如“down”可以联想下坡的画面，“to”可以联想箭头指向的画面，“the”可以联想门铃的画面，“wire”可以联想电线杆的画面。

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2. 词性变化：利用词性变化进行速记，如“the”可以变为名词“the wire”，在速记变化形式时，要注意保持句子流畅和语义明确。

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1. 主动被动变化：将句子从主动语态变为被动语态，如“the wire is down to the last minute”变为“it is down to the wire”。 #

2. 时态变化：根据需要变换时态，如现在时、过去时、将来时等，如“down to the wire”还可以变为“down to the wire”的完成时形式。

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3. 添加修饰语：在速记时，可以添加形容词、副词等修饰语来丰富表达，如“down to the last minute”变为“down to the last minute with everything in place”。 #

4. 简化表达：在速记时，可以使用简短的词语或短语来表达，如“wire time”可以简化为“time-wire”。

5. 语境变化：根据语境变化调整表达方式，如时间、地点、人物等的变化，如“down to the wire”还可以用于描述比赛或谈判的关键时刻。 #

down to the wire:

1. "The deadline was approaching and we were all feeling a bit nervous, but in the end we managed to pull it off down to the wire." #

2. "The final decision was made down to the wire, with all parties involved carefully considering every aspect of the matter."

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3. "The race was down to the wire, with only a few seconds left on the clock." #

4. "The final exam was down to the wire, with only a few hours left before the deadline."

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5. "The project was almost cancelled, but at the last minute everything was pulled together down to the wire."

6. "The company's survival was down to the wire, but with a little effort they managed to turn things around."

双语例句：

1. "The election was down to the wire, with only a few hours left before the deadline." (English to Spanish)

2. "The final decision was made with only seconds left on the clock, down to the wire." (English) #

3. "We managed to pull it off down to the wire, despite all the difficulties we faced." (English)

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4. "The project was saved at the last minute, down to the wire." (Spanish) #

5. "With only a few hours left before the deadline, we were all feeling nervous and tense, but in the end we pulled it off down to the wire." (English) #

6. "The company's survival was on a knife-edge, but with a little effort they managed to turn things around and pull through." (English)

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