“争分夺秒”地道英语怎么说？不用minute和second

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against the clock

字面意思：逆着时钟

实际意思：与时间赛跑；争分夺秒

【解释】

If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time．

【精选例句】

Everyone is racing against the clock to get things ready in time.

为了按时完成工作，人人都在和时间赛跑。

《王冠》The Crown:

The very last thing emergency and rescue services need when they are working against the clock is a queen turning up.

紧急救援人员争分夺秒工作的时候，最不想看到的就是女王出现。

the last thing I need = 我最不需要的东西/事情

emergency n.紧急情况

rescue n/v.拯救；救援

turn up 出现

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around the clock

或round the clock

字面意思：围绕着时钟

实际意思：不分昼夜/夜以继日；不停地

【精选例句】

Eric has been working around the clock to meet the deadline.

Eric为了赶ddl（最后期限）在夜以继日地工作。

TED演讲（关于新冠疫苗）:

Scientists have been working around the clock to make those vaccines a reality.

科学家们夜以继日地努力工作， 希望这些疫苗能够尽快问世。

make sth a reality 把某物变成现实

vaccine 英音/ˈvæksiːn/ 美音/vækˈsiːn/ n.疫苗