down to the wire

基本解释

In the sleeping-cars, there are wire hoops hanging down underneath the seats to which you can padlock your luggage.
臥鋪車廂的座位下有鉄絲鉤，你可以把行李鎖在這個上麪。
Russian aircraft programmes - even in Soviet times - have often had year-end deadlines to complete first flights that came down to the wire.
俄羅斯的飛機項目——甚至在囌聯時代——就經常設立年終期限以在最後期限前完成第一批飛機。
Subsequently, a rock-climbing rescue team from the end of the race to buy down to the wire to move closer to safety tether on him, and then slowly pulled his end.
隨後，一名攀巖救援隊員從終點沿著鋼索曏賽買提靠攏，將安全繩系在他身上，再緩慢地將他拉到終點。

The Black Satellites have battled through some adversity to reach the final, edging South Africa in extra time in the first elimination match, and surviving a pair of exciting 3-2 games that came down to the wire in the quarter and semifinals.

Coming off a down-to-the-wire win at Dallas the day before, the Lakers wanted to slow down the Nuggets but just couldn't keep up with their younger, more athletic and, yes, better-rested opponents.
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Each year, it was a down-to-the-wire, nail-biter speech.
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They trail the powerful Vancouver Canucks two games to none, though a pair of down-to-the-wire losses suggests that Boston has a chance to make it a long series as they head to home ice for the next two games.
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