against the clock 详细解释

against the clock

争分夺秒地
用秒表记时

争分夺秒地

They are working hard against the clock to translate the novel.

他们正在分秒必争地赶紧翻译那本小说。

英英释义

副词 against the clock:

as fast as possible; before a deadline

同义词:against time

补充

against the clockagainst the clock1.抢在某一时刻之前We are working against the clock to finish the report by Friday.我们正在抢时间要在星期五之前完成这一报告。It was a race against the clock whether the doctor would get to the accident soon enough to save the injured man.这是一场分秒必争的赛跑, 看医生是否能马上赶到失事的地点来挽救那个受伤的人。

例句

1. It's now become a race against the clock.现在成了和时间在赛跑。 2. The last round will be against the clock.最后一圈将用秒表计时。 3. "On our last project, we were working/racing against the clock."在做上一个项目时,我们真是在和时间赛跑。 4. It was a race against the clock to finish the job on time.开足马力,争分夺秒,才按时完成了这项工作。 5. "One by one the skiers sped downhill, racing against the clock."滑雪选手一个接一个滑下了山,分别计时。