短語 “beat the clock” 的意思是 “爭分奪秒地快速完成某項(xiàng)任務(wù)” 或 “趕在截止時(shí)間前完成某件事情”。
We’ve got to beat the clock and get this project delivered by the end of the day.
我們得爭分奪秒,趕在今天結(jié)束前交付這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。
I’m trying to beat the clock and get my homework done early.
我正在趕時(shí)間,爭取早點(diǎn)完成作業(yè)。
Let’s beat the clock and get this cake made in time for the New Year’s Eve party.
我們要分秒必爭,及時(shí)為新年前夜慶祝會(huì)做好蛋糕。