day of reckoning

英 [deɪ ɒv ˈrekənɪŋ]

美 [deɪ əv ˈrekənɪŋ]

n.  清算之时;报应到来的日子

经济

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 清算之时;报应到来的日子
  If someone talks about theday of reckoning, they mean a day or time in the future when people will be forced to deal with an unpleasant situation which they have avoided until now.
  1. The day of reckoning is coming for the water company directors.
     跟自来水公司的主管们算账的日子就要到来了。

英英释义

noun

• an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
  1. everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
  2. that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world
  Synonym:doomdoomsdayend of the world
• (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
  Synonym:Judgment DayJudgement DayDay of JudgmentDay of JudgementDoomsdayLast JudgmentLast JudgementLast Dayeschatondoomsdaycrack of doomend of the world

双语例句

• I thought my day of reckoning with China's grip on the feet of America's children was still months away.
  我原以为美国小孩与中国鞋子这个难题在几个月才会出现。
• But that only delayed the day of reckoning.
  但这只能推迟摊牌的时间。
• The day of reckoning will come when the high economic growth rate finally falters.
  当经济高速增长最终难以为继时，灾难就将来临。
• We all know the day of reckoning is coming, and start to cut back on spending to a degree, but it doesn't really hit home until the checks stop coming in.
  我们都知道算帐的那一天正日益临近、我们也开始逐步收紧开支，但是直到真的再无支票入帐时我们才真正意识到自己没有收入了。
• "The period of low interest rates in 2001 forestalled the day of reckoning for the consumer, and that set up a much larger consumer debt bubble," William Cunningham, global head of credit strategy at State Street Global advisors, said.
  “2001年的低利率迟滞了消费者结算的时间，并且催生了一个更大的消费信贷泡沫，”道富环球投资管理（statestreetglobaladvisors）信贷策略部门全球主管威廉坎宁安（williamcunningham）说。
• Version compatibility can help delay this "day of reckoning" but won't eliminate it.
  版本兼容性可以帮助延迟这个“最后审判日”，但却不能消除这个问题。
• If so, the Assads have one choice left, which is how much blood to spill to delay their day of reckoning.
  若是这样，阿萨德政府就只剩下一个选择：为了推迟他们的最后审判日，还需要流多少血。
• The day of reckoning had not yet come for him.
  他遭报应的日子还没有来到。
• How can they not feel under pressure throughout college to prepare for this day of reckoning?
  为准备迎接这一结账之日，他们又怎能不在整个大学期间感到处在压力之下呢？
• You're enjoying yourself now, but a day of reckoning will come.
  别看你现在逍遥，将来会遭报应的。