| 释义 |
zero hour  nounThe time at which a planned operation, typically a military one, is set to begin.Accompanied by your other three team members, you begin at zero hour of the Clone Wars....- A few minor adjustments were made to the presentation plan, and we set 3 o'clock as zero hour.
- As zero hour approached, Spanish-language radio stations broadcast appeals for all able-bodied Cuban-Americans to help.
Synonyms the appointed time, the appointed hour, the crucial moment, the vital moment, the critical moment, the moment of truth, the point/moment of decision, the Rubicon, the critical point, the crux informal the crunch Origin First World War: from zero + hour. |