countdown

英['kaʊntdaʊn] 美['kaʊntdaʊn]
  • n. 倒数计秒
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Noun:
  1. counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)

1. There were three more things to do before countdown.
开始倒计时之前还有3件事要做。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.
诺丁山狂欢节已经进入了最后几个小时的倒计时。

来自柯林斯例句

3. the countdown to the wedding
婚礼的临近

来自《权威词典》

4. The countdown has begun for the launch later today of the American space shuttle.
美国航天飞机的发射已于今天晚些时候开始进入倒计时。

来自柯林斯例句

5. If the countdown timer ever hits zero, do your validation processing.
处理这种情况的方法是在输入的同时使用递减计时器,每次击键重新计时.如果递减计时器变为零, 就开始验证.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. His heartbeat escalates, like the countdown for death.
      他心跳加快,就象死亡在倒数。
    2. I will never employ any device with a digital countdown.
      我将不会使用任何倒数计时用具。