in the nick of time
基本解释
- 及時；恰好
英汉例句
- They arrived in the nick of time to save us.
在緊要關頭他們正好趕到來救我們。 - Then just in the nick of time, someone shows up to help us put on the spare.
但就是在這個時候，有人伸出了援助之手幫我們換上備用輪胎。 - But Sebold catches herself in the nick of time, and the book ends on the same appealingly plain-spoken note that it opens with: ''I wish you all a long and happy life, '' Susie says.
但是賽博爾德在緊要關頭收緊了自己的筆鋒，全書最後依然以如同一開始那樣的引人入勝的平淡筆記風格結尾：“我祝你們健康長壽，幸福安康”，囌茜說道。 - Either way, it looks like HP pulled this off in the nick of time.
ENGADGET: HP bought Palm after a five-company bidding war - So this is some good news, just in the nick of time for the holidays.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension - But as in all good stories, a fairy godmother has arrived in the nick of time.
ECONOMIST: Once upon a time on Wall Street