run down the clock

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   消耗掉剩余的比赛时间（比赛接近结束时，球队不想进球而只设法控制住球，以阻止对方进球得分）

   if a sports team tries to run down / out the clock at the end of a game, it stops trying to score and just tries to keep hold of the ball to stop the other team from scoring

   Huge. Running down the clock, there's only four and a half minutes left in this game.

电影里这样说 · 1 部

• Huge. Running down the clock, there's only four and a half minutes left in this game.American Underdog2021

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同一词条的短语

• against the clock
• around the clock
• put the clocks forward
• put the clock back
• the clocks go forward
• beat the clock
• a race against time clock
• stop the clock
• watch the clock
• clock in
• clock out
• clock up