时间相关 英语高频表达

to work all the time; all day and all night

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应用场景

Your friend asks you to hang out.

你朋友找你一起玩。

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这时你可以说

I don’t have time these days. My boss has me working around the clock to finish this video. 最近我没时间。我老板让我没日没夜的工作把这个视频做完。

Work against the clock

因为时间不多，所以以最快的速度工作/跟时间赛跑

to work as quickly as one can because there isn’t much time.

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应用场景

You help your friend at her wedding.

你在你朋友的婚礼上帮忙。

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这时你可以说

The wedding starts in an hour. We’re all working against the clock to make sure everything is ready. 婚礼还有一小时就开始了。我们都在跟时间赛跑，确保一切都就绪了

Beat the clock

在截止日期前完成

to finish something before the deadline / time is up.

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应用场景

You make it just in time.

你刚刚及时完成某事。

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这时你可以说

The buses were running late so I had to run here from 10 blocks away. I can’t believe I beat the clock. 公交车晚了，所以我不得不跑了10个街区。真不敢相信我居然按时赶到了。

Run out the clock (sports)

比赛快结束的时候在队内进行传球，来浪费时间，使对手无法得分。

to keep the ball away from the opposing team at the end of the game so they cannot score

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应用场景

You update a friend on the game.

你告诉一个朋友游戏的最新进展。

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这时你可以说

Portugal’s up by one point and there’s 5 minutes left. They’re just passing it back and forth to run out the clock. 葡萄牙队一分领先，比赛还有五分钟结束。他们现在在不停的传球来浪费时间。

Turn back the clock

使时光倒流

to go back to an earlier time when things were better

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应用场景

You talk about regrets with a classmate.

你在跟一个同学说后悔的事。

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这时你可以说

I wish I could turn back the clock and change my major. I hate economics, but I only need 4 more credits to graduate. 我真希望时间能倒流，让我换个专业。我恨死经济学了，但我只需要再四个学分就可以毕业了。