a race against time

含义

an urgent effort to finish before a deadline

为赶在期限前完成而做的紧急努力.

例句

1. 1Getting all the invitations printed before Friday became a race against time.
2. 2With the tide rising, carrying our picnic things off the beach was a race against time.
3. 3With five minutes left and dozens of boxes unpacked, setting up the stall was a race against time.
4. 4Saving the melting ice sculptures before the cooling system failed became a race against time.
5. 5The ferry would leave in twenty minutes; collecting our scattered luggage was a race against time.

语法

名词短语，常用在 be 之后。用 to 加不定式说明任务；也说 a race against the clock。

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