Daily Vocabulary(2019/05/13)

23431.around the clock(24時間ぶっ通しで、絶え間なく、昼夜、休みなく ） all day and all night without stopping 

We worked around the clock to finish the project.

23432.against the clock(時計と競争で、時計とにらめっこで、大急ぎで ）if you work against the clock, you work as quickly as you can because you do not have much time 

I'm writing the essay against the clock to meet the deadline.

23433.clockwise(時計回りの、右回りの）in the same direction as the hands of a clock move OPP anticlockwise, counterclockwise

To enter the room , press the access code, then turn the key clockwise

23434.counterclockwise (反時計回りに）

Let's play a game. We'll go around counterclockwise today.

23435.ridiculous very silly or unreasonable 

 That'a a ridiculous argument to make.

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