今日英语单词: homestretch

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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day

homestretch
noun (ˈhoʊmˈstrɛtʃ)

英文解释
1 : the part of a racecourse between the last turn and the winning post;the last part of a race
2 : a final stage;the final phase of any endeavor;the last part of an activity or campaign.

中文解释
homestretch 一词在一些文章中会分开写成一个词组:the home stretch。英国英语更多使用:the home straight。主要有2个意思:
1)(比赛)最后一段跑道; 比赛的最后一段
2)最后阶段;(工作的)最后一部分;活动或项目的最后一部分

原文举例
We’ve been on this project for three months, but we’re in the homestretch now.
这个项目我们已经做了三个月了,但现在已经到了最后阶段。

Election Day 2018: Here are the races to watch as campaign heads to homestretch.
2018年选举日:随着竞选活动进入最后冲刺阶段,下面是一些值得关注的比赛。

Obama and Trump square off in home stretch of midterm campaigns.
奥巴马和特朗普在中期选举的最后阶段展开对决。

Senate Republicans arm in arm with Trump as midterm elections enter homestretch.
中期选举进入最后阶段,参议院共和党人与特朗普携手合作。

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