under the wire

汉语翻译

在终点线, 在最后期限前

例句

He got an application in under the wire.他在截止日期前交了申请书。He wormed(his way) in under the wire.他从铁丝网下蜿蜓而入。John, who is38 years old, got into Navy just under the wire because a few days later they lowered the age limit to36.约翰刚好在年龄限制在３８岁时参加了海军，因为几天后参军年龄限制提前到了３６岁。