每日一词 586 down to the wire：直到最后一刻

今天我们要学的词是down to the wire。 Down to the wire, 是直到最后一刻的意思。美国总统大选已经进入倒数计时，星期二一大早，全美各地的投票站就要开门了。 "Presidential candidates McCain and Obama are campaigning down to the wire," 总统候选人麦凯恩和奥巴马的竞选活动要进行到最后一刻。 "The two basketball teams were very close to winning down to the wire," 这两支篮球队直到最后一刻还是难分胜负。好的，今天我们学习的词是down to the wire...