against time

釋義

1. 爭分奪秒；搶時間

   if you do sth against time, you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time

   They're working against time to try and get people out of the rubble alive.他們正在爭分奪秒，設法把人們從瓦礫中活著救出來。

電影裡這樣說 · 5 部

• He raced against time, he raced against joy.The Grinch2018
• Ayrton Senna is in a race against time.Senna2010
• lt's a race against time until splashdown....Apollo 131995
• With such a force arrayed against us, it's time to discuss other options.Braveheart1995
• All we're dealing with here is 10 minutes of talk-show time against a man's life...The King of Comedy1982

在完整場景裡學

• 喜劇之王1982
  • 鑽上車推銷自己：big break（出頭成名的機會）
  • 毛遂自薦求上節目：start at the bottom（從最底層做起）
  • 求人接手節目六週：take over（接手）

同一詞條的短語

• about time
• ahead of time
• ahead of your time
• all the time
• at all times
• at the best of times
• at the same time
• at a time
• at my, your, his, time of life
• at times
• before my, your, his, time
• behind the times