"race against" 怎么发音
expression
RAYS uh-GAYNST
RAYS uh-GENST
释义
To try to do something very quickly because there is a strict deadline or someone else is competing to finish first.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɹeɪs/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst
英式英语
ɹˈeɪs/ /ɐɡˈɛnst
简化发音
美式
RAYS uh-GAYNST
英式
RAYS uh-GENST
语境中听
The doctors had to race against time to save the patient.
We are in a race against the deadline to finish the project.
Firefighters race against the flames to rescue people.
It was a race against the clock, but we finished just on time.