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关键时刻 (關鍵時刻)
  • [guānjiànshíkè]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

关键时刻 [guānjiànshíkè]
  1. 1. noun the crunch

Examples

关键时刻
a critical (or crucial) moment
在此关键时刻
at this crucial hour
比赛进行到最后的关键时刻,观众紧张得直跺脚。
Towards the end of the match came the moment of truth, and out of nervousness, all the spectators couldn't help stamping their feet on the ground.
怎么也不相信一个闺阁女子在关键时刻能挺身而出。
I could not believe that a girl could bravely step forward at such a crucial moment.
没想到在关键时刻他来了个金蝉脱壳。
Unexpectedly, he escaped through a crafty scheme at the essential moment.
到了中盘对战的关键时刻,他显得很紧张。
He seemed quite nervous at the critical moment of the mid-game confrontation.
关键时刻
At the last minute his courage failed him.
关键时刻,他失去了勇气。
He's not as quick anymore but he will always be reliable in the clutch.
他不像以前那么快了,但是在关键时刻总是靠得住。
He is a good man in the clutch.
关键时刻他是个好人。

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