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the home straight

noun
🔊/ðə ˌhəʊm ˈstreɪt/
🔊/ðə ˌhəʊm ˈstreɪt/
(especially British English)
(also the home stretch
🔊/ðə ˌhəʊm ˈstretʃ/
🔊/ðə ˌhəʊm ˈstretʃ/
 especially in North American English)
[singular]
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  1. the last part of a race（速度比赛的）最后阶段，冲刺阶段
    • He dominated the race in the home straight.他在本垒打中主导了比赛。
  2. the last part of an activity, etc. when it is nearly completed（活动等的）最后部分，接近完成的阶段
    • We're in the home straight now—14 cities down, one to go.我们现在直奔故乡-往下走14个城市。