"high noon" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 正午
• 决战时刻

Definition

“High noon”指正午十二点，太阳在天空中最高时；也可以指关键或决定性时刻，尤其是对抗时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用作比喻，强调决定性、对抗性的时刻，受西部片影响较大。不要用于日常表达时间或午餐。

Examples

It was high noon when we arrived at school.

我们到学校时正好是**正午**。

At high noon, the sun was directly above us.

在**正午**时，太阳就在我们头顶正上方。

The meeting starts at high noon.

会议在**正午**开始。

Tomorrow’s game is our high noon — everything depends on this match.

明天的比赛就是我们的**决战时刻**，一切都取决于这场比赛。

It felt like high noon as the two leaders finally faced each other.

当两位领导人终于对峙时，感觉就是**决战时刻**。

This is high noon for our company — we have to make a big decision today.

对我们公司来说，现在正是**决战时刻**——今天必须做出重大决定。