单词	a race against time
释义	a race against time idiomatic phrase variants or a race against the clock : a situation in which something must happen or be done quickly because little time is available Divers pulling the 12 boys and their soccer coach from the cave were in a race against time, with the threat of rains making an already difficult rescue even more urgent. Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono … as everyone argued back and forth about whether to enter arbitration …, the issue of time came up. For some in the group, this was a race against the clock due to their illnesses and the need for medical treatment. Steven Allen Bruce Word History First Known Use 1814, in the meaning defined above
随便看	lamentable lamentableness lamentablenesses lamentably lamentation Lamentations lamentations lamented lamentedly lamenter lamenters lamenting lamentings lamentoso laments lamer lamers lames lamest Lamet lameter lameters lamets lamia Lamiaceae

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