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

• The day of reckoning has been postponed yet again.
  算总账的日子再一次推迟了。
• "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。
• The risk, however, is this simply delays the day of reckoning.
  但问题是，这么做只是推迟了最终清算日的到来。
• 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。
• He believes there is a limit to how long consumers can put off the day of reckoning.
  他相信，消费者拖延最后“算帐”的时间总有个限度。
• What will you do on the day of reckoning, when disaster comes from afar?
  到降罚的日子，有灾祸从远方临到，那时，你们怎样行呢？
• Their day of reckoning is not long off.
  他们清算的日子不长了。
• In China, projects like the South-North Water Diversion Project just delay the day of reckoning.
  在中国，像南水北调这样的工程项目只能推迟算总帐的日子。
• Marc Faber, of the "Gloom, Boom& Doom" newsletter, was also among those calling for a day of reckoning in China's housing market last year.
  马克法•伯尔，创立“忧郁，繁荣与死亡”时事通讯，也是去年要求对中国房地产市场进行清算的那些人中的一个。
• How distant those times seemed now, he reflected. You're enjoying yourself now, but a day of reckoning will come.
  他在想那些日子现在已显得多麽遥远.别看你现在逍遥，将来会遭报应的。