work against the clock

基本解釋

Sharpen your reflexes and work your technique flight for a race against the clock panting.
為了爭(zhēng)取比賽的時(shí)間要加強(qiáng)你的反應(yīng)能力并提高你的飛行技巧。
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Right now , the number 1 task is to work against the clock to save lives. Every single minute and every single second counts.
“現(xiàn)在第一位的工作是抓緊時(shí)間”救人，多爭(zhēng)取一分一秒的時(shí)間就可能多搶救出一個(gè)被困者?！?br>blog.sina.com.cn
They work against the clock to get the meat on the table while the animal it came from (usually fish, shrimp, squid, etc) is still alive and twitching.
在這些海鮮被撈起來(lái)后（通常是魚(yú)、蝦、魷魚(yú)、或是其它），他們就必須爭(zhēng)分奪秒地在它們還活著，能掙扎的時(shí)候取得肉。