The final straw was the news that he had made a merger approach to the rival bank Wachovia without consulting anyone.

A sluggish shopping season could be the final straw for many retailers who rely heavily on year-end sales to hit their full-year targets.

对非常依赖年底销售以实现全年业绩目标的很多零售商来说，这个不景气的购物季节可能是他们最后的救命稻草。

However the final straw might have been China's ride-hailing regulations, which formally legalised the practice just last week.

然而，压垮优步的最后一根稻草可能是中国的网约车法规，《网络预约出租汽车经营服务管理暂行办法》上周正式将网约车服务合法化。

And the final straw was paying for some medicine my mother needed.

我最后仅剩的钱只够支付妈妈必需的药品。

When a row later erupted about the cost of her clothes, it seemed to be the final straw.

后来，她的服装价格问题引爆了争吵，那似乎成了压倒她的最后一根稻草。

Manet senior had never been impressed by his son attending drawing classes, so this bad news was the final straw.

老马奈对儿子参加绘画班从来就不以为然，于是这个坏消息终于使他忍无可忍。

The discovery of the letters was the final straw for a marriage which had already run into difficulty-10 years ago the husband briefly left their house in Rome and moved in with one of his sons, only to return a few weeks later.

发现这些情书是压倒这段婚姻的最后一根稻草。此前，两人的婚姻已经遇到麻烦，10年前，丈夫曾暂时离开两人位于罗马的住宅，搬走和一个儿子同住，但在几周后返回。

The final straw had been when his parents threatened to sever financial ties with the couple if they married.

最终双方分手的导火索是王岳的父母威胁说，一旦他们结婚，就断绝其经济来源。

It will take some time before you can go back to your yoga class.

你得再过会儿才能回去上瑜伽课。

A study found that 85% of new fathers take some time off after the birth of a child — but for all but a few, it's a week or two at most.

一项研究发现85%的新生儿父亲会在孩子刚出生之后休息一段时间——但总共仅仅几天，最多一至两个星期。

You might want to take some time with this.

大概要一段时间才能接受。

I'm planning to take some time off during the summer.

我打算在夏天休一段假。

After a serious argument, it can take some time for the wounds to heal.

激烈争吵之后的感情创伤需要一些时间才能愈合。

This process will also take some time.

这一过程也将花去一些时间。

It may take some time to get the British economy back on track

要使英国经济重新回到正轨可能需要一段时间。

This process can take some time depending on your network.

这个过程需要的时间取决于您的网络。

It's going to take some time.

这要花点儿时间

She recommended that I should take some time off.

她建议我应该休息一段时间。

Please be patient as this may take some time.

这一工作可能需要花费一些时间，请耐心等待。

We can take some time to go around.

我们要花一些时间在这里转一转。

It's gonna take some time before they're certain.

他们需要一些时间才能确定