Against the clock
抢在某一时刻之前
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
clock
[klɑk]
n. 钟，时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表;
vt. 记录（时间或速度）;测…的速度;
vi. 打卡;记下时间;
🗣️ 情景例句
with onion and french fries.
附加洋葱和炸薯条。
My biggest problem so far has been trying to remember everybody's name.
迄今为止我最大的问题就是尽量记住每个人的名字
George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with large box of chocolates.
不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，因为糖果店老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后，赏给他一大盒巧克力。