clock n. 1.钟;挂钟,座钟,上下班计时计。 2.〔俚语〕记秒表,卡马表;〔美俚〕〔pl.〕驾驶仪表,速度表,里程计。 3.〔英俚〕(人的)面孔。 4.〔the C-〕【天文学】时钟座〔星座名〕。 5.【自动化】(电子计算机的)时钟脉冲(器)。 a Dutch clock(报时发杜鹃鸣声的)杜鹃钟 (=cuckoo-clock)。 an eight-day clock八日上一次发条的钟。 a musical clock八音钟。 the face of a clock钟的字码盘。 What of the clock 〔古谑〕= What o'clock is it 现在是几点钟? wind up the clock上(钟的)发条。 around the clock = round the clock. clock calm 海面平静如镜。 fight the clock 抢时间。 like a clock 钟表似地,准确地,按部就班地。 put [set, turn] back the clock 把钟拨慢,倒拨;〔比喻〕阻碍进步;复古;开倒车;隐瞒年龄;扭转历史车轮。 race the clock 争分夺秒。 regulate [set] a clock by …根据…对钟。 round the clock =the clock round 昼夜不停,连续一整天。 set ahead a clock 把钟拨快。 when one's clock strikes 临终。 work against the clock 抢时间做完。 vt. 1.为(比赛等)计时;(运动员等)用…时间跑[游]完。 2.(用机械)记录(速度、距离、次数等)。 clock a swimmer (用跑表)记录游泳选手的成绩。 clock five minutes for the whole distance 用5分钟跑[游]完全程。 vi. (在自动计时器上)记下考勤。 clock in [out] =clock on [off] (用钟铃装置自动)鸣报开始[终止]时间;(职工用自动记录时钟)记录上班[下班]时间。 clock in (an hour) at (the work) 花(一小时)在(工作上)。 n. -er (比赛等的)计时员;交通量计算员。 n. 袜子跟部[侧面下方]的织绣花纹。 vt. 织[绣]上袜跟部[侧下方]花纹。
against Are you for or against the plan? 那个计划你是赞同呢还是反对? Her age is against her. 她的年龄不行了。 Luck is against him. 他运气不好。 Talk against sb. 说(人)坏话。 Against rule 犯规。 Fight for the weak against the strong 扶弱抑强。 Inform against sb. 告发(某人)。 Set a chair against the wall 把椅子靠在墙上。 Caution against fire. 小心火烛。 Against the famine 防饥荒。 Against the evening sky 以黄昏的天空为背景。 A matter of reason as against emotion 与感情相对立的理智问题。 The park opens five hours a day this year against three hours a day last year. 这公园今年每天开放五小时,而去年每天开放三小时。 Document against Acceptance. 承兑后交单。 The rates against pounds sterling 英镑兑换率。 Against a rainy day 未雨绸缪,以备不时之需。 Against all chances 无望。 Against one's will 无可奈何地,无奈。 Against the stream 逆流;(在逆境中)奋斗。 Against time [the clock] 准时,按时,尽快;加油,使劲儿。 Be against 反对。 Be up against (it) 遇到(经济上的)巨大困难。 Over against (the cinema) 在(电影院)正对面,正对电影院。 Run up against 忽然碰上[碰到]。 〔古、方〕在…之时,在…之前。
On the other hand , dan s ailing son , jason is trapped by the hails and his liver is further damaged . luckily , a liver donor is on a plane heading for town . dan needs to race against the clock and harsh elements to search for jason and send him to hospital in time for saving his life . . 暴风到来,大如棒球的冰雹倾盆而下,在郊外攀山的女儿情况危急,而患有肝病的儿子被冰雹击中,生命危在旦夕,刚好捐赠肝脏正空运到来,丹要尽快救出困于灾场的儿子,及时送往医院
Designed by a tokyo neuroscientist for nintendos dshandheldgames console , it includes dozens of mathematical , language , memoryand iq - style puzzles . players must race against the clock to complete the task , whichalso include reading aloud and drawing . the game is already a huge hit among japanese pensioners andispart of a drive to increase the appeal of video games to womenandolder customers 报道说, “大脑训练”游戏机目前在日本老年人中广受欢迎,在日本上市不到一年时间已售出140万部,甚至让越来越多的女性顾客和年龄更老些的顾客也“爱上了”游戏机。