英语词组against the clock是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

against the clock

Theme: TIME

in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time.

Bill set a new track record, running against the clock. He lost the actual race, however.In a race against the clock, they rushed the special medicine to the hospital.

against the clock

In a very limited amount of time; with a shortage of time being the main problem. We left later than we were supposed to, so it was a race against the clock to get to the airport on time.

against the clock

Fig. in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time. In a race against the clock, they rushed the accident victim to the hospital.

against the clock

Also, against time. In a great hurry, as fast as possible, as in With her term paper due on Monday, she was racing against the clock to finish it, or They were working against time to stay on schedule. The term comes from various sports in which the contestants do not directly compete against each other but instead are timed individually, the winner being the one who is fastest. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.

词组	against the clock
释义	Idiom against the clock Theme: TIME in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time. Bill set a new track record, running against the clock. He lost the actual race, however.In a race against the clock, they rushed the special medicine to the hospital. against the clock In a very limited amount of time; with a shortage of time being the main problem. We left later than we were supposed to, so it was a race against the clock to get to the airport on time. against the clock Fig. in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time. In a race against the clock, they rushed the accident victim to the hospital. against the clock Also, against time. In a great hurry, as fast as possible, as in With her term paper due on Monday, she was racing against the clock to finish it, or They were working against time to stay on schedule. The term comes from various sports in which the contestants do not directly compete against each other but instead are timed individually, the winner being the one who is fastest. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.
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