countdown
翻譯
倒數計時
例句
The final countdown to the launch has begun.
發射的最後倒數計時已經開始。
It's the countdown to the New Year.
這是新年的倒數計時。
文法模式
a countdown ((to sth.)) (到某事的)倒數計時 It's the countdown to the holidays.
近義詞
同義詞: final moments, lead-up
詞源
由動詞「count」(數)和副詞「down」(向下)組成的複合詞。
記憶技巧
想像一下為火箭發射從10「向下數」(counting down)到0。