学个词Learn a Word 第555期 Last-minute

今天我们要学的词是last-minute。 Last-minute, 最后一分钟的，最后一刻的。 "The Union and the management reached a last-minute deal before the deadline," 劳资双方在最后期限来临前的最后一刻达成了协议。 "I was stuck at the airport because of the last-minute delay¹ of the flight," 班起飞前突然推迟，我因此被困在了机场。 "She had a last-minute change of heart and canceled the wedding," 她在最后关头改变了主意，决定取消婚礼。好的，今天我们学习的词是last-minute...

 

1 delay   

v./ n.拖延，延误，延迟，延期；耽搁

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• I couldn't judge whether the delay was good or bad.我不能断定这样延迟是好还是坏。