| 释义 |
against the clock 1 : in order to do or finish something before a particular time（为按时完成某事）争分夺秒 -
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。 -
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。 2 ◊ If a race is against the clock, the time of each racer is measured and the racer with the fastest time wins.（给参赛者）计时 |