| 词汇 | a race against time |
| 释义 | Idiom a race against time an attempt to do something when there is little time to do it.It was a race against time as staff members tried to keep the struggling company open. Usage notes: sometimes used as a verb phrase: The villagers raced against time to protect their town against the flood. race against time1. noun An attempt to accomplish something in a short amount of time. It was a race against time to put out the fire before it spread to the neighboring properties. 2. verb To act quickly to accomplish something in a short amount of time. Jen's going to have to race against time if she wants to get her story in tomorrow's newspaper—it's almost time to send it to the publisher! a race against timeCOMMON A race against time is a situation in which you only have a very short time to finish an important task and you have to work very quickly. It was now a race against time to rescue people from the freezing water. But the relief efforts are a race against time and there will be more deaths unless food and water quickly reach the survivors. Note: You can also say that someone is in a race against time. The paramedics were in a race against time to treat a six-year-old girl with breathing difficulties. Note: You can also say that someone is racing against time to mean the same thing. Irene Blanthorn is racing against time to save the life of a little boy on the other side of the world. a race against timea situation in which someone attempts to do or complete something before a particular time or before something else happens.a ˌrace against ˈtime/the ˈclocka situation in which you have to do something or finish something very fast before it is too late: It was a race against time to reach the shore before the boat sank. |
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