[usu. with negative](Austral./NZ informal)have a chance of success
(澳/新西兰，非正式)有希望赢；有成功机会
with you dressed up, none of us others will be in the race.
你这样一打扮，我们谁都没有赢的希望。
a situation in which something must be done before a particular point in time
和时间赛跑，抢时间
it was a race against time to reach shore before the dinghy sank.
小舢板必须抢在下沉之前到达岸边。