time trialling
noun[U]
UK(UStime trialing)uk/ˈtaɪm ˌtraɪ.əl.ɪŋ/us/ˈtaɪm ˌtraɪ.əl.ɪŋ/competitions in somesports,especiallycycling, in which eachcompetitorseparatelytravelsaparticulardistanceand thetimehe or shetakesisrecorded:
（体育比赛，尤指自行车赛的）计时赛Timetriallingis all about thewonderfullysimplebattlebetween you and theclock.计时赛就是你和时钟之间的精彩简单的较量。
Theconditionswereperfectfortimetrialling.当时的条件很适合进行计时赛。
- Timetriallingis a veryindividualsport, but whenridingforScotlandhe was always ateamplayer.
- Robinsonprogressedfromlocaltimetriallingwith the Huddersfield Road Club to the HelsinkiOlympicGamesin 1952.
- MacIntyre hadsecuredthree Britishtitlesin hisspeciality-timetrialling- as well as 13Scottishtitles.
Competitions, & parts of competitions
- a nip and tuckidiom
- be a game of two halvesidiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- competition
- contest
- debate
- head-to-head
- on your marks, get set, go!idiom
- peloton
- postgame
- postseason
- pre-meeting
- premiership
- quiz
- spelling bee
- the Champions League
- the Premier League
- under starter's ordersidiom