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Time refers to the concept measured in minutes, hours, days, and years. It can also refer to a specific point in the day, time in a particular time zone, or a duration for an activity or event.

时间,此处指用以衡量分钟、小时、天和年的概念,也可指一天中具体到分钟和小时的特定时刻,并且也可以指(某一时区的)时间或(用来做某事或某事发生的)时间,(某事发生的)一段(或特定)时间,历史时期;时代等均可指时间。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]时间 Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years.
  • ...a two-week period of time...

    两周的时间

  • Time passed, and still Ma did not appear...

    时间一点点过去,马先生仍然没有出现。

  • As time went on the visits got more and more regular...

    随着时间的流逝,探访变得越来越频繁。

  • The social significance of religion has changed over time.

    宗教的社会意义随着时间的变迁已经发生了变化。

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[N-SING 单数名词]时刻;时候;钟点 You use time to ask or talk about a specific point in the day, which can be stated in hours and minutes and is shown on clocks.
  [wh/the N]
  • 'What time is it?' — 'Eight o'clock.'...

    “几点钟了?”——“8点钟。”

  • He asked me the time...

    他问我几点了。

  • What time did he leave?...

    他什么时候离开的?

  • I phoned my mother to ask what time she was coming home...

    我打电话给母亲问她几点回家。

  • The time is now 19 minutes past the hour.

    现在的时间是整点过19分。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
opening time
规定时间 The time when something happens is the point in the day when it happens or is supposed to happen.
  • Departure times are 08:15 from St Quay, and 18:15 from St Helier.

    从圣奎伊的出发时间是 8 点 15 分,从圣赫利尔的出发时间是 18 点 15 分。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](某一时区的)时间 You use time to refer to the system of expressing time and counting hours that is used in a particular part of the world.
  [supp N]
  • The tidal predictions are expressed in Greenwich Mean Time. Add one hour for British Summer Time...

    潮汐预报用的是格林尼治标准时间。英国夏令时要在标准时基础上加一小时。

  • The incident happened just after ten o'clock local time.

    事件发生在当地时间 10 点刚过。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](用来做某事或某事发生的)时间 You use time to refer to the period that you spend doing something or when something has been happening.
  [also a N]
  • Adam spent a lot of time in his grandfather's office...

    亚当经常呆在他祖父的办公室里。

  • He wouldn't have the time or money to take care of me...

    他既不会有时间也不会有钱来照顾我。

  • Listen to me, I haven't got much time...

    听着,我没多少时间。

  • It's obvious that you need more time to think...

    显然你需要更多时间来思考。

  • The route was blocked for some time...

    道路被堵了一段时间。

  • For a long time I didn't tell anyone...

    很久我都没有告诉任何人。

  • A short time later they sat down to eat...

    过了一小会儿,他们坐下来吃东西。

  • Thank you very much for your time.

    非常感谢你抽出了宝贵时间。

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[N-SING 单数名词](相当长的)一段时间 If you say that something has been happening for a time, you mean that it has been happening for a fairly long period of time.
  [a N]
  • He was also for a time the art critic of 'The Scotsman'...

    有相当长的一段时间他为《苏格兰人》报撰写艺术评论。

  • He stayed for quite a time...

    他呆了相当长的一段时间。

  • After a time they came to a pond.

    过了好久,他们来到一个池塘。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某事发生的)一段(或特定)时间 You use time to refer to a period of time or a point in time, when you are describing what is happening then. For example, if something happened at a particular time, that is when it happened. If it happens at all times, it always happens.
  [with supp]
  • We were in the same college, which was male-only at that time...

    我们那时在同一所学院,当时只招男生。

  • By this time he was thirty...

    到那时他 30 岁了。

  • During the time I was married I tried to be the perfect wife...

    在那段婚姻生活中,我努力要做个完美的妻子。

  • It was a time of terrible uncertainty...

    那是一切都很不确定的一段时间。

  • Homes are more affordable than at any time in the past five years...

    现在住宅比过去5年里的任何时候都要便宜。

  • It seemed like a good time to tell her...

    那似乎是告诉她的好时机。

  • There were times when he would ring his bell at all hours of the day or night.

    有段时间,他白天或晚上随时都可能摁铃。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]历史时期;时代 You use time or times to talk about a particular period in history or in your life.
  [with supp]
  • They were hard times and his parents had been struggling to raise their family...

    那是段艰苦时期,他父母一直艰辛地养家糊口。

  • We'll be alone together, quite like old times...

    我们会单独在一起,就像过去那样。

  • We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times...

    我们正在经历现代最严重的一段经济衰退。

  • A 'Felucca' is the traditional Nile sailboat, unchanged since the time of the pharaohs.

    Felucca 是尼罗河地区的传统帆船,自法老时代起就没有变过。

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]当代;时代潮流 You can use the times to refer to the present time and to modern fashions, tastes, and developments. For example, if you say that someone keeps up with the times, you mean they are fashionable or aware of modern developments. If you say they are behind the times, you mean they are unfashionable or not aware of them.
  [the N]
  • He is unafraid to move with the times...

    他敢于与时俱进。

  • This approach is now seriously out of step with the times...

    这种方法如今与时代潮流严重脱节。

  • Johnny has changed his image to fit the times.

    约翰尼已经改变了他的形象以迎合时代潮流。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](经历的)一段时间,时期 When you describe the time that you had on a particular occasion or during a particular part of your life, you are describing the sort of experience that you had then.
  [adj N]
  • Sarah and I had a great time while the kids were away...

    孩子们不在的时候,我和萨拉度过了一段美好时光。

  • She's had a really tough time the last year and a half...

    这一年半以来,她度过了一段非常艰难的时期。

  • You had an easy time of it at home...

    你在家度过了一段轻松时光。

  • I try to remember all the good times I've had here.

    我试着回忆在这里度过的所有美好时光。

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[N-SING 单数名词]生命(期);期限;时限 Your time is the amount of time that you have to live, or to do a particular thing.
  [poss N]
  • Now Martin has begun to suffer the effects of AIDS, and he says his time is running out...

    现在马丁开始遭受艾滋病的折磨,他说他的生命就要走到尽头。

  • Every administration has its time. And when your time is over, you leave...

    每届政府都有其执政期限,任期届满时就得下台。

  • I doubt I would change anything if I had my time again.

    如果能重新活过,我不确定自己是否愿意做出任何改变。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](从事特定活动的)合适时候 If you say it is time for something, time to do something, or time you did something, you mean that this thing ought to happen or be done now.
  [oft N for n]
  • Opinion polls indicated a feeling among the public that it was time for a change...

    民意测验表明,公众认为到了改革的时候了。

  • It was time for him to go to work...

    他该去上班了。

  • This was no time to make a speech...

    这不是长篇大论的时候。

  • The time has come to put an end to the conflict...

    结束冲突的时候到了。

  • It's time you went to school.

    你该去上学了。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]次;回 When you talk about a time when something happens, you are referring to a specific occasion when it happens.
  [with supp]
  • Every time she travels on the bus it's delayed by at least three hours...

    每次她乘公车出行都至少耽搁3个小时。

  • The last time I saw her was about sixteen years ago...

    我上次见她大约是 16 年前了。

  • House prices are rising for the first time since November...

    房价自 11 月以来首次上涨。

  • Next time you go shopping, throw in a few extra fruit and vegetables...

    下次你去买东西,多买点水果蔬菜。

  • Remember that time she picked up my daughter when I was ill?

    还记得那次我生病,她替我接女儿吗?

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[N-COUNT 可数名词] You use time after numbers to say how often something happens.
  [usu num/ord N]
  • It was her job to make tea three times a day...

    她的差事就是每天沏3次茶。

  • How many times has your mother told you never to talk to strangers?...

    你母亲告诉你多少次了,绝不能和陌生人谈话?

  • The Masters golf tournament was won a second time by the American Ben Hogan.

    美国的本·霍根再次夺得高尔夫大师锦标赛冠军。

Usage Note :

You do not say 'one time a year' or 'two times a year'; you say once a year or twice a year. You also do not say 'two times as much'; you say twice as much.

“一年一次”或“一年两次”不能说 one time a year 或 two times a year,而要说 once a year 或 twice a year。“两倍那么多”也不能说 two times as much,而要说 twice as much。

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词] You use times after numbers when comparing one thing to another and saying, for example, how much bigger, smaller, better, or worse it is.
  [num N compar]
  • Its profits are rising four times faster than the average company...

    它的利润增长速度比一般公司快4倍。

  • Young people were several times more likely to be out of work than older members of the workforce...

    劳动人口中,年轻人失业的可能性是年长者的好几倍。

  • He polled four times as many votes as his rival.

    他得到的选票数量是竞选对手的4倍。

  • ...an area five times the size of Britain.

    面积为英国领土5倍大的区域

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[CONJ-COORD 连词]乘以 You use times in arithmetic to link numbers or amounts that are multiplied together to reach a total.
  • Four times six is 24.

    4 乘以 6 等于 24。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](赛跑等)所用时间,成绩 Someone's time in a race is the amount of time it takes them to finish the race.
  [with supp]
  • He was over a second faster than his previous best time...

    他比自己以前的最好成绩快了 1 秒多。

  • She recorded a time of two minutes 8.74 seconds.

    她以两分 8 秒 74 的成绩创了纪录。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]拍子;节拍 The time of a piece of music is the number of beats that the piece has in each bar.
  [usu supp N]
  • A reel is in four-four time, and a jig is in six-eight time.

    里尔舞曲是四四拍,吉格舞曲是六八拍。

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[VERB 动词]给…确定时间;为…安排时间 If you time something for a particular time, you plan or decide to do it or cause it to happen at this time.
  [V n to-inf]
  [V n for n]
  [V n adv]
  [V-ed]
  [Also V n]
  • He timed the election to coincide with new measures to boost the economy...

    他把选举安排在振兴经济的新政策出台时。

  • We had timed our visit for March 7...

    我们把访问时间确定在3月7日。

  • He had timed his intervention well...

    他选择介入的时机恰到好处。

  • Operation Amazon is timed to coincide with the start of the dry season.

    拯救亚马孙河的行动安排在了旱季来临之际。

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[VERB 动词]测定…所花时间 If you time an action or activity, you measure how long someone takes to do it or how long it lasts.
  [V n]
  • He timed each performance with a stop-watch.

    他用秒表测定每组动作所花的时间。

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See also:
timing
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    [PHRASE 短语]该是…的时候了;早该…了 If you say it is about time that something was done, you are saying in an emphatic way that it should happen or be done now, and really should have happened or been done sooner.
      [it v-link PHR that]
      [emphasis]
    • It's about time a few movie makers with original ideas were given a chance...

      该给为数不多的几个有创见的电影制作者一个机会了。

    • 'Here she is.' — 'About time too.'

      “她来了。”——“也早该来了。”

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    [PHRASE 短语]提前;预先 If you do something ahead of time, you do it before a particular event or before you need to, in order to be well prepared.
      [PHR after v]
    • Find out ahead of time what regulations apply to your situation.

      提前搞清楚什么规章适用于你的情况。

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    [PHRASE 短语](思想)先进,领先于时代 If someone is ahead of their time or before their time, they have new ideas a long time before other people start to think in the same way.
      [v-link PHR]
    • My mother was ahead of her time. She surrounded me with culture and art.

      我母亲思想前卫,给予了我文化和艺术的熏陶。

    • His only fundamental mistake, he insists, is that he was 20 years before his time.

      他坚持认为,他仅有的根本性错误是他比时代超前了20年。

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    [PHRASE 短语]一直;始终 If something happens or is done all the time, it happens or is done continually.
      [PHR after v]
    • We can't be together all the time...

      我们不能始终在一起。

    • I get the two of them mixed up all the time, they're so similar.

      我一直把他们俩弄混,他俩太像了。

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    [PHRASE 短语]一次;每次 You say at a time after an amount to say how many things or how much of something is involved in one action, place, or group.
      [amount PHR]
    • Beat in the eggs, one at a time...

      打入鸡蛋,一次一个。

    • She ran for the staircase and down the steps, taking them two at a time...

      她跑向楼梯,一步两级地奔下台阶。

    • Do you sometimes find that you are doing very little physical exercise for several weeks at a time?

      你有时会不会发现自己一连几个星期都没怎么锻炼过?

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    [PHRASE 短语]随时;任何时候 If something could happen at any time, it is possible that it will happen very soon, though nobody can predict exactly when.
      [PHR with cl]
    • Conditions are still very tense and the fighting could escalate at any time.

      局势仍然非常紧张,战斗随时可能升级。

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    [PHRASE 短语]即使在最好的情况下 You say at the best of times when you are making a negative or critical comment to emphasize that it is true even when the circumstances are as favourable as possible.
      [PHR with cl]
      [emphasis]
    • A trade war would be bad at the best of times, but in the current economic climate, it would be a disaster.

      即使在情况最好的时候贸易战都是有害无利的,而在当前这种经济形势下只会是一场灾难。

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    [PHRASE 短语]一度;曾经 If you say that something was the case at one time, you mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past.
      [PHR with cl]
    • At one time 400 men, women and children lived in the village.

      曾经有 400 个男人、女人和孩子居住在村子里。

    • ...enormous glaciers, which at one time covered vast areas of the northern hemisphere.

      一度覆盖了北半球辽阔区域的巨大冰川

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    [PHRASE 短语]同时 If two or more things exist, happen, or are true at the same time, they exist, happen, or are true together although they seem to contradict each other.
      [PHR with cl]
    • I was afraid of her, but at the same time I really liked her...

      我害怕她,但同时也确实喜欢她。

    • She was somehow able to look sad and cheerful at the same time.

      她能够做出又悲又喜的神情。

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    [PHRASE 短语]然而;不过 At the same time is used to introduce a statement that slightly changes or contradicts the previous statement.
      [PHR with cl]
    • I don't think I set out to come up with a different sound for each album. At the same time, I do have a sense of what is right for the moment.

      我不觉得我一开始就特意为每张专辑设定了不同的曲风。然而,我确实知道当时想要的是什么感觉。

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    [PHRASE 短语]有时;间或 You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.
      [PHR with cl/group]
    • The debate was highly emotional at times...

      辩论有时变得异常情绪化。

    • At times she had an overwhelming desire to see him...

      她有时会特别想见他。

    • He went on listening to her, at times impatient and at times fascinated.

      他继续听她讲,有时很不耐烦,有时深受吸引。

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    [PHRASE 短语]在…出生以前;在…有记忆前 If you say that something was before your time, you mean that it happened or existed before you were born or before you were able to know about it or remember it.
      [usu v-link PHR]
    • 'You've never seen the Marilyn Monroe film?' — 'No, I think it was a bit before my time.'

      “你从来没看过玛丽莲·梦露演的电影?”——“是的,她拍电影时我还不记事呢。”

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    [PHRASE 短语]过早 If someone has reached a particular stage in life before their time, they have reached it at a younger age than is normal.
      [PHR after v]
    • The small print has forced me, years before my time, to buy spectacles...

      印刷文字过小迫使我早早就要买眼镜戴。

    • There is nothing like a college town to make you feel old before your time.

      没有哪个地方能像大学城那样让你感到未老先衰。

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    [PHRASE 短语]早该发生;早该如此 If you say not before time after a statement has been made about something that has been done, you are saying in an emphatic way that you think it should have been done sooner.
      [PHR with cl]
      [emphasis]
      [BRIT 英]
    • The virus is getting more and more attention, and not before time...

      这种病毒正受到越来越多的关注,其实早该如此。

    • Not before time, that is about to change.

      那一切总算要变了。

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    [PHRASE 短语]结束 If you call time on something, you end it.
      [V inflects]
      [mainly BRIT 主英]
      [JOURNALISM 新闻]
    • Scott Hastings has called time on his international career by cutting short his contract.

      斯科特·黑斯廷斯中止合同,结束了他的国际比赛生涯。

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    [PHRASE 短语]坐牢;服刑 Someone who is doing time is in prison.
      [V inflects]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • He is serving 11 years for robbery, and did time for a similar offence before that.

      他因犯抢劫罪正在服11年的刑期,此前他也曾因类似罪行蹲过监狱。

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    [PHRASE 短语]永远 If you say that something will be the case for all time, you mean that it will always be the case.
      [usu PHR with v]
    • The desperate condition of the world is that madness has always been here, and that it will remain so for all time.

      这个世界令人绝望的是,疯狂之事一直存在,而且将永远存在下去。

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    [PHRASE 短语]目前;暂时 If something is the case or will happen for the time being, it is the case or will happen now, but only until something else becomes possible or happens.
      [PHR with cl]
    • For the time being, however, immunotherapy is still in its experimental stages...

      但免疫疗法目前仍处于实验阶段。

    • The situation is calm for the time being.

      局势暂时稳定。

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    [PHRASE 短语]不时地;间或;偶尔 If you do something from time to time, you do it occasionally but not regularly.
      [PHR with v]
    • Her daughters visited him from time to time when he was ill.

      他生病的时候她的女儿们时常去探望他。

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    [PHRASE 短语]常常;几乎总是 If you say that something is the case half the time you mean that it often is the case.
      [PHR with cl]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • Half the time, I don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about.

      我经常一点儿都听不懂他在说什么。

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    [PHRASE 短语]不喜欢/喜欢;不赞成/赞成 If you say that you have no time for a person or thing, you mean you do not like them or approve of them, and if you say that you have a lot of time for a person or thing, you mean you like them or approve of them very much.
      [V inflects]
    • When I think of what he's done to my mother and me, I've just got no time for him...

      想到他对母亲和我所做的一切,我就很讨厌他。

    • I have got a lot of time for people who are prepared to put the welfare of their party above their own vanity.

      我很钦佩那些不计个人名利,以政党的利益为重的人。

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    [PHRASE 短语](早)该…了;是时候…了 If you say that it is high time that something happened or was done, you are saying in an emphatic way that it should happen or be done now, and really should have happened or been done sooner.
      [V inflects]
      [emphasis]
    • It is high time the Government displayed a more humanitarian approach towards victims of the recession...

      政府早该对受到经济衰退影响的人们采取更加人性化的救助措施。

    • It is high time to consider the problem on a global scale.

      早该从全球视角考虑问题了。

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    [PHRASE 短语]及时;不迟 If you are in time for a particular event, you are not too late for it.
      [PHR after v]
    • I arrived just in time for my flight to London...

      我及时赶上了飞往伦敦的航班。

    • She set the alarm so she'd wake up in time to give her two sons their medication.

      她定了闹钟,以便及时醒来给两个儿子服药。

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    [PHRASE 短语]最终;迟早 If you say that something will happen in time or given time, you mean that it will happen eventually, when a lot of time has passed.
      [PHR with cl]
    • He would sort out his own problems, in time...

      他早晚会解决自己的问题。

    • Tina believed that, given time, her business would become profitable.

      蒂娜相信假以时日,她的生意一定会盈利。

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    [PHRASE 短语]合拍/不合拍 If you are playing, singing, or dancing in time with a piece of music, you are following the rhythm and speed of the music correctly. If you are out of time with it, you are not following the rhythm and speed of the music correctly.
      [PHR after v]
    • Her body swayed in time with the music...

      她的身体随着音乐节拍摆动。

    • We were standing onstage playing completely out of time.

      我们站在舞台上,演奏得完全不合节拍。

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    [PHRASE 短语]在…之后 If you say that something will happen, for example, in a week's time or in two years' time, you mean that it will happen a week from now or two years from now.
      [PHR with cl]
    • Presidential elections are due to be held in ten days' time...

      总统竞选将在10天后如期举行。

    • In a year's time we will all be laughing about it.

      一年以后我们都会对此一笑置之。

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    [PHRASE 短语]提早,提前(到达) If you arrive somewhere in good time, you arrive early so that there is time to spare before a particular event.
      [PHR after v]
    • If we're out, we always make sure we're home in good time for the programme.

      如果外出,我们总是确保在节目开始之前赶回家。

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    [PHRASE 短语]慢慢来;别急;来得及 If you tell someone that something will happen in good time or all in good time, you are telling them to be patient because it will happen eventually.
      [PHR after v]
    • There will be many advanced exercises that you won't be able to do at first. You will get to them in good time...

      有许多难度较大的动作你起初不会做,但慢慢就会了。

    • 'I can't wait to be grown up.' — 'All in good time.'

      “我等不及要长大了。”——“别急,你总会长大的。”

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    [PHRASE 短语]立刻;马上 If something happens in no time or in next to no time, it happens almost immediately or very quickly.
      [PHR with cl]
    • He's going to be just fine. At his age he'll heal in no time...

      他会好起来的。以他的年纪,他很快就会痊愈。

    • He expects to be out of prison in next to no time.

      他期盼着立即出狱。

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    [PHRASE 短语]从容地;不慌不忙地 If you do something in your own time, you do it at the speed that you choose, rather than allowing anyone to hurry you.
      [PHR with cl]
    • Now, in your own time, tell me what happened.

      现在慢慢告诉我发生了什么事。

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    [PHRASE 短语]在业余时间;在空闲时间 If you do something such as work in your own time in British English, or on your own time in American English, you do it in your free time rather than, for example, at work or school.
      [PHR with cl]
    • If I choose to work on other projects in my own time, then I say that is my business.

      如果我选择在业余时间做其他项目,我认为那是我自己的事情。

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    [PHRASE 短语]和着拍子;按节拍 If you keep time when playing or singing music, you follow or play the beat, without going too fast or too slowly.
      [V inflects]
    • As he sang he kept time on a small drum.

      他边唱边和着节拍敲一个小鼓。

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    [PHRASE 短语](钟表)走得准 When you talk about how well a watch or clock keeps time, you are talking about how accurately it measures time.
      [V inflects]
    • Some pulsars keep time better than the earth's most accurate clocks.

      某些脉冲星发送脉冲比地球上最精确的时钟都准时。

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    [PHRASE 短语]腾出时间;留出时间 If you make time for a particular activity or person, you arrange to have some free time so that you can do the activity or spend time with the person.
      [V inflects]
    • Before leaving the city, be sure to make time for a shopping trip...

      离开城市之前,一定要留出时间去买些东西。

    • She had made time for me in the midst of her busy schedule...

      她在百忙中为我腾出了时间。

    • I think you should always make time to see your friends.

      我认为无论何时你都应该留出看望朋友的时间。

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    [PHRASE 短语](旅途)比预期的快 If you say that you made good time on a journey, you mean it did not take you very long compared to the length of time you expected it to take.
      [V inflects]
    • They had left early in the morning, on quiet roads, and made good time.

      他们一大早出发,一路上人车稀少,走得比预期快多了。

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    [PHRASE 短语]弥补过去损失的时间 If someone is making up for lost time, they are doing something actively and with enthusiasm because they have not had the opportunity to do it before or when they were younger.
      [V inflects]
    • Five years older than the majority of officers of his same rank, he was determined to make up for lost time.

      他比同一级别的大多数军官年长 5 岁,因此他决心积极努力来弥补过去损失的时间。

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    [PHRASE 短语]消磨时光;等待时机 If you are marking time, you are doing something that is not particularly useful or interesting while you wait for something more important or interesting to happen.
      [V inflects]
    • He's really just marking time until he's old enough to leave.

      他其实只是在消磨时光,等年龄一到就退休。

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    [PHRASE 短语]十之八九;几乎总是 If you say that something happens or is the case nine times out of ten or ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you mean that it happens on nearly every occasion or is almost always the case.
      [PHR with cl]
    • When they want something, nine times out of ten they get it...

      他们想要什么,十之八九都会得到。

    • Ninety-nine times out of a hundred when parents say to their children 'I know how you feel', they are lying.

      当父母对孩子们说“我知道你的感受”时,他们十有八九在撒谎。

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    [PHRASE 短语]有史以来最…的;前所未有的;空前的 If you say that someone or something is, for example, the best writer of all time, or the most successful film of all time, you mean that they are the best or most successful that there has ever been.
      [n PHR]
    • 'Monopoly' is one of the best-selling games of all time...

      “大富翁”是有史以来最畅销的游戏之一。

    • This is my favourite song of all time.

      这是我有史以来最喜爱的一首歌。

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    [PHRASE 短语]准时;按时 If you are on time, you are not late.
      [v-link PHR]
    • Don't worry, she'll be on time...

      别急,她会准时到的。

    • Their planes usually arrive on time.

      他们的飞机通常都会准时抵达。

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    [PHRASE 短语]迟早的事;只是时间问题 If you say that it is only a matter of time or only a question of time before something happens, you mean that it cannot be avoided and will definitely happen at some future date.
      [v-link PHR]
    • It now seems only a matter of time before they resign...

      现在看来,他们辞职是早晚的事。

    • The doctors are confident he'll make a full recovery. It's just a question of time.

      医生们确信他会完全康复。这只是个时间问题。

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    [PHRASE 短语]当今;目前 When you refer to our time or our times you are referring to the present period in the history of the world.
      [usu of/in/for PHR]
    • It would be wrong to say that the Church doesn't enter the great moral debates of our time.

      要说教会问题不是当代社会道德争论的一大议题,那就错了。

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    [PHRASE 短语]消遣;打发时间 If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
      [V inflects]
    • Without particular interest and just to pass the time, I read a story...

      我读了一篇故事,并非有什么特别的兴趣,仅仅为了消遣。

    • During a lunch break, he and the buyer passed the time with some chitchat.

      午饭休息时间,他与顾客谈天闲聊以消磨时间。

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    [PHRASE 短语]与…寒暄;与…打招呼 If you pass the time of day with someone, you have a short friendly conversation with them.
      [V inflects]
    • One or two people went up and passed the time of day with her...

      一两个人走过去和她打了招呼。

    • They can't even say 'good morning' or pass the time of day.

      他们甚至不会说“早上好”或打声招呼。

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    [PHRASE 短语](为争取时间)故意拖延 If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.
      [V inflects]
    • The president's decision is being seen as an attempt to play for time.

      总统的决定被视为试图争取时间而故意拖延。

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    [PHRASE 短语]需要时间;耗时 If you say that something will take time, you mean that it will take a long time.
      [V inflects]
    • Change will come, but it will take time...

      会有变化的,但这需要时间。

    • It takes time to build up intimacy.

      建立亲密关系是需要时间的。

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    [PHRASE 短语]不着急;不慌忙;慢慢来 If you take your time doing something, you do it quite slowly and do not hurry.
      [V inflects]
    • 'Take your time,' Cross told him. 'I'm in no hurry.'

      “慢慢来,”克罗斯对他说,“我一点都不急。”

    • He took his time answering, knowing that he must select his words with great care.

      他意识到自己必须言辞谨慎,于是不慌不忙地回答着问题。

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    [PHRASE 短语]认时间;认钟表 If a child can tell the time, they are able to find out what the time is by looking at a clock or watch.
      [V inflects]
    • My four-year-old daughter cannot quite tell the time.

      我4岁大的女儿还不大会看表。

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    [PHRASE 短语]反复地;屡次;一再 If something happens time after time, it happens in a similar way on many occasions.
      [PHR with cl]
    • Burns had escaped from jail time after time...

      伯恩斯屡次越狱。

    • Time after time, I hear these stories of missing children on the news.

      我不断从新闻节目中听到这些关于孩子失踪的报道。

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    [PHRASE 短语]时光飞逝 If you say that time flies, you mean that it seems to pass very quickly.
      [V inflects]
    • Time flies when you're having fun.

      开心的时光总是飞逝而去。

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    [PHRASE 短语]过得愉快;玩得高兴 If you have the time of your life, you enjoy yourself very much indeed.
      [Ns inflect]
    • We're taking our little grandchild away with us. We'll make sure he has the time of his life...

      我们会把小孙子带走。我们一定会让他过得开心。

    • For some it was awful, for others, particularly the young, it was the time of their lives.

      对某些人来说,那糟透了;而对其他人,特别是年轻人来说,那是他们无比开心的日子。

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    [PHRASE 短语]须赶快;须尽快 If you say there is no time to lose or no time to be lost, you mean you must hurry as fast as you can to do something.
      [v-link PHR]
    • He rushed home, realising there was no time to lose.

      他意识到时间紧迫,于是急速赶回家。

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    [PHRASE 短语]时间会验证 If you say that time will tell whether something is true or correct, you mean that it will not be known until some time in the future whether it is true or correct.
      [oft PHR whether/if]
    • Only time will tell whether Broughton's optimism is justified...

      只有时间会验证布劳顿的乐观是否合理。

    • I can't see any problems, but time will tell.

      我发现不了任何问题,但时间会验证一切。

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    [PHRASE 短语]立即;马上 If you waste no time in doing something, you take the opportunity to do it immediately or quickly.
      [V inflects]
    • Tom wasted no time in telling me why he had come.

      汤姆马上告诉了我他来的原因。

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    time and again→see:
    again

    to the end of time→see:
    end
    ; in the fullness of time→see:
    fullness
    ; there's no time like the present→see:
    present
    ; the time is ripe→see:
    ripe

      Oxford time / taɪm ; NAmE taɪm /
      noun
      ,
      verb
      time times timed timing
      noun see also
      times
      minutes/hours/years, etc. 分钟、小时、年等 1 [uncountable ] what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc. (以分钟、小时、天等计量的)时间 The changing seasons mark the passing of time. 寒来暑往,斗转星移。 A visit to the museum will take you back in timeto the 1930s. 参观这家博物馆就会使你回到 20 世纪 30 年代。 time and space 时间和空间 As time went bywe saw less and less of each other. 随着时间的过去,我们见面越来越少。 Perceptions change over time (= as time passes). 观念随着时间的流逝而变化。 see also
      Father Time
      2 [uncountable ] the time shown on a clock in minutes and hours (钟表所显示的)时间,钟点,时刻 What time is it/What's the time? 几点了? Do you have the time? 你知道现在几点了吗? ( BrE) What time do you make it? 你说现在几点了? ( NAmE) What time do you have? 你知道现在几点了吗? The time is now half past ten. 现在是十点半。 ( BrE) Can she tell the timeyet (= say what time it is by looking at a clock)? 她会看钟表了吗? ( NAmE) Can she tell timeyet? 她会看钟表了吗? My watch keeps perfect time (= always shows the correct time). 我的表走得很准。 Look at the time! We'll be late. 看几点了!我们要迟到了。 This time tomorrowI'll be in Canada. 明天这个时候我就在加拿大了。 3 [uncountable ] the time measured in a particular part of the world (世界某一地区所计量的)时,时间 Greenwich Mean Time 格林尼治时间 6 o'clock local time 当地时间 6 点钟 see also
      standard time
      ,
      summer time
      4 [uncountable ,  countable ] the time when sth happens or when sth should happen (某事发生或应该发生的)时间,时候 What time do you finish work? 你什么时候下班? The baby loves bath time. 这婴儿喜欢洗澡的时候。 time(to do sth) I think it's time to go to bed. 我想该睡觉了。 time(for sth) It's time for lunch. 午餐时间到了。 time(that)… It's time the kids were in bed. 孩子们该睡觉了。 By the timeyou get there the meeting will be over. 等你到了那里的时候,会议就该结束了。 A computer screen shows arrival and departure times. 电脑屏幕显示出到达和离开的时间。 The train arrived right on time (= at exactly the correct time). 火车准点到达。 You'll feel differently about it when the time comes (= when it happens). 到时候你就会有不同的感受了。 see also
      any time
      ,
      closing time
      ,
      drive time
      ,
      night-time
      ,
      opening time
      period 时间段 5 [uncountable ] time(to do sth) an amount of time; the amount of time available to work, rest, etc. 一段时间;(可用于工作、休息等的)一段时间 Allow plenty of time to get to the airport. 预留足够的时间到达机场。 I can probably make the timeto see them. 我大概能腾出时间去看望他们。 It takes timeto make changes in the law. 修改法律还有待时日。 We have no time to lose (= we must hurry). 我们不能耽误时间了! He spends most of his time working. 他把大部份时间都花在工作上。 She doesn't have much free/spare time. 她没有多少空余时间。 What a waste of time! 太浪费时间了! I didn't finish the test— I ran out of time. 我没答完试卷,我的时间不够了。 Time's up—have you worked out the answer yet? 时间到了,你得出答案了没有? He never takes any time off (= time spent not working). 他从不休息。 Jane's worked here for some time (= for a fairly long period of time). 简在这儿工作已经有好些时候了。 Do it now please—not in three hours' time (= three hours from now). 请现在就干,而不是三个小时之后。 The journey time is two hours. 旅程时间为两个小时。 see also
      response time
      6 a time [singular ] a period of time, either long or short, during which you do sth or sth happens (或长或短的)一段时间 His injuries will take a long timeto heal. 他的伤需要很长一段时间才能好。 I lived in Egypt for a time. 我在埃及住过一阵子。 The early morning is the best time of day. 清晨是一天最好的时光。 Her parents died a long time ago. 她的父母很早以前就去世了。 At one time (= at a period of time in the past)Emily was my best friend. 埃米莉一度是我最好的朋友。 Mr Curtis was the manager in my time (= when I was working there). 我在那里工作时,柯蒂斯先生是经理。 7 [uncountable ,  plural ] a period of history connected with particular events or experiences in people's lives 时期;时代;年代;世道 The movie is set at the time ofthe Russian Revolution. 这部电影以俄国革命时期为背景。 in ancient times 在古代 the violent times we live in (= the present period of history) 我们生逢的乱世 Times are hard for the unemployed. 对失业者来说,时世艰难。 Times have changedsince Grandma was young. 世易时移,现在已不是祖母年轻时那会儿了。 see also
      old-time
      occasion/event 次;事件 8 [countable ] an occasion when you do sth or when sth happens 次;回 Every timeI hear that song I feel happy. 我每次听到那首歌都感到很愉快。 Next timeyou're here let's have lunch together. 下次你到这里来,咱们一起吃午饭。 He failed his driving test three times. 他考了三次驾驶执照都没通过。 He's determined to pass this time. 这一回他决心要考及格。 When was the last timeyou saw her? 你上次是什么时候见到她的? How many times (= how often)do I have to tell you not to do that? 我得要跟你说多少回不要做那种事? ( especially NAmE) I remember one time (= once)we had to abandon our car in the snow. 我记得有一次我们迫于无奈把汽车丢弃在雪地里。 ( formal) At no time didI give my consent to the plan. 我从未同意过这项计划。 HELP  To talk about the first or the last time you do sth, use the first/last time (that) I…. 谈论第一次或最后一次做什么事情,可以说 the first/last time (that) I ... This is the first time (that) I've been to London. This is the first time for me to go to London. That was the last time (that) I saw her. 9 [countable ] an event or occasion that you experience in a particular way (以某种方式经历的)事件,时刻 Did you have a good timein Spain? 你在西班牙过得愉快吗? I had an awful time in the hospital. 我在医院的日子可真难熬。 for race 赛跑 10 [countable ,  uncountable ] how long sb takes to run a race or complete an event (完成赛跑或竞赛项目的)所用时间 The winner's time was 11.6 seconds. 获胜者的时间是 11.6 秒。 She completed the 500 metres in record time (= faster than any previous runner). 她以破纪录的时间跑完了 500 米。 one of the fastest times ever 历来最快的成绩之一 in music 音乐 11 [uncountable ] the number of beats in a bar/measureof music 拍子;节拍 This piece is in four-four time. 这首乐曲为四分之四拍。 a slow waltz time 缓慢的华尔兹节拍 The conductor beat timewith a baton. 指挥用指挥棒打拍子。 12 [uncountable ] the correct speed and rhythm of a piece of music (乐曲正确的)速度,节奏 Try and dance in time tothe music (= with the same speed and rhythm). 要跟上音乐的节奏跳舞。 Clap your hands to keep time (= sing or move with the correct speed and rhythm). 拍手以保持节奏。 to play in/out of time (= follow/not follow the correct speed and rhythm) 演奏得合╱不合节奏 He always plays in perfect time. 他演奏的节奏总是准确无误。 see also
      big time
      n.
      ,
      small-time
      IDIOMS (and) about ˈtime (ˈtoo) | (and) not before ˈtime used to say that sth should have happened before now 早该发生;早该如此 against ˈtime if you do sth against time,you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time 争分夺秒;抢时间 They're working against time to try and get people out of the rubble alive. 他们正在争分夺秒工作,设法把人们从瓦砾中活着救出来。 ahead of/behind ˈtime earlier/later than was expected 提前;拖后 We finished 15 minutes ahead of time. 我们提前 15 分钟完成。 ahead of your ˈtime having advanced or new ideas that other people use or copy later 超越时代的;有超前意识的;具有前瞻性的 all the ˈtime | the whole ˈtime 1 during the whole of a particular period of time (在某段时间内)一直,始终 The letter was in my pocket all the time (= while I was looking for it). 这信一直在我的口袋里。 2 very often; repeatedly 经常;总是;老是 She leaves the lights on all the time. 她总是让灯亮着。 at all ˈtimes always 总是;随时;永远 Our representatives are ready to help you at all times. 我们的代表随时准备帮助你。 at the ˈbest of times even when the circumstances are very good 即使在最好的情况下 He's never very happy at the best of times—he'll be much worse now! 他即使在情绪最好的时候也从未很高兴过,现在就更糟了! at the same ˈtime 1 at one time; together 同时;一起 She was laughing and crying at the same time. 她又哭又笑。 2 used to introduce a contrasting fact, etc. that must be considered (用以引出必须予以考虑的相对情况)同时,也,然而,不过 You have to be firm, but at the same time you should try and be sympathetic. 你必须要严格,不过也应尽量怀有同情心。 at a ˈtime separately or in groups of two, three, etc. on each occasion 每次;逐一;依次 We had to go and see the principal one at a time. 我们得逐一去见校长。 She ran up the stairs two at a time. 她一步两阶地跑上楼梯。 at ˈmy, ˈyour, ˈhis, etc. time of life at the age you are (especially when you are not young) 在…这样的年纪(尤指不年轻时) Eyesight doesn't get any better at my time of life. 到我这把年纪,视力绝不会变好的。 at ˈtimes sometimes 有时;间或 He can be really bad-tempered at times. 他有的时候脾气可真坏。 before my, your, his, etc. ˈtime 1 happening before you were born or can remember or before you lived, worked, etc. somewhere 在…出生(或记事、在世、工作等)之前 ‘Were you taught by Professor Pascal?’ ‘No, he was before my time.’ “帕斯卡尔教授教过你吗?”“没有,他教书时我还没有入校呢。” 2 before the usual time in sb's life when sth happens 过早;提前 SYN
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      She got old before her time. 她过早地衰老了。
      behind the ˈtimes old-fashioned in your ideas, methods, etc. (思想、方法等)落伍,过时,陈旧 do ˈtime ( informal) to spend time in prison 坐牢;蹲监狱 every ˈtime whenever there is a choice 无论何时;一有机会 I don't really like cities—give me the countryside every time. 我不太喜欢城市,一有机会就让我去乡村吧。 for the time ˈbeing for a short period of time but not permanently 暂时;眼下 You can leave your suitcase here for the time being. 你可以暂时把衣箱留在这儿。 from ˌtime to ˈtime occasionally but not regularly 不时;有时;偶尔;间或 She has to work at weekends from time to time. 她偶尔周末还得工作。 have a lot of time for sb/sth ( informal) ( especially BrE) to like and be interested in sb/sth 喜欢;对…感兴趣;愿意为…花时间 have no time for sb/sth | not have much time for sb/sth ( informal) to dislike sb/sth 不喜欢;讨厌;不愿为…花时间 I have no time for lazy people like Steve. 我讨厌像史蒂夫这样的懒汉。 have the ˌtime of your ˈlife ( informal) to enjoy yourself very much 过得很快乐;玩得痛快 have time on your ˈhands | have time to ˈkill ( informal) to have nothing to do or not be busy 无所事事;没事可干;闲着 in good ˈtime early; with enough time so that you are not in a hurry 及早;有足够的时间 (all) in good ˈtime ( informal) used to say that sth will be done or will happen at the appropriate time and not before 会按时做(或出现);不消多久 Be patient, Emily! All in good time. 埃米莉,别急!快好了。 in (less than/next to) ˈno time so soon or so quickly that it is surprising 短暂(或快)得令人吃惊;立刻;马上;一会儿 The kids will be leaving home in no time. 孩子们很快就要离开家了。 in ˈtime after a period of time when a situation has changed 经过一段时间之后;迟早;最后;终于 SYN
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      in time (for sth/to do sth) not late; with enough time to be able to do sth 来得及;及时 Will we be in time for the six o'clock train? 我们来得及赶上六点钟的那趟火车吗? The ambulance got there just in time (= to save sb's life). 救护车正好及时赶到那里。 in your own (good) ˈtime ( informal) when you are ready and not sooner 在准备停当时 Don't hassle him! He'll do it in his own good time. 别唠唠叨叨地烦他了!他准备好时就会做的。 in your own time in your free time and not when you usually work or study 在业余时间;在空闲时 it's aˌbout/ˌhigh ˈtime ( informal) used to say that you think sb should do sth soon 差不多╱现在是…的时候了 It's about time you cleaned your room! 你该打扫自己的房间了! keep up/move with the ˈtimes to change and develop your ideas, way of working, etc. so that you do what is modern and what is expected 跟上时代;跟着潮流 make good, etc. ˈtime to complete a journey quickly 在路上花的时间很短 We made excellent time and arrived in Spain in two days. 我们一路很顺当,两天后就到了西班牙。 ˈmany a time | ˈmany's the time (that)… ( old-fashioned) many times; frequently 多次;常常;屡屡 ˌnine times out of ˈten | ˌninety-ˌnine times out of a ˈhundred used to say that sth is usually true or almost always happens 十有八九;几乎总是 Nine times out of ten she gives the right answer. 她的答案十有八九是对的。 (and) not before ˈtime = (and) about time (too) not give sb the ˌtime of ˈday to refuse to speak to sb because you do not like or respect them 对某人厌弃不睬 Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day. 自从她的小说获得成功之后,曾经懒得答理她的人也跟她握起手来。 (there is) no time like the ˈpresent ( saying) now is the best time to do sth, not in the future 现在是做…的最佳时机;现在不做更待何时 of all ˈtime that has ever existed 自古以来;有史以来;从未有过 Many rated him the best singer of all time. 许多人认为他是有史以来最优秀的歌手。 see also
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      ˌtime after ˈtime | ˌtime and (ˌtime) aˈgain often; on many or all occasions 一次又一次;一再;屡屡;总是 You will get a perfect result time after time if you follow these instructions. 如果你遵循这些用法说明,每次都会得到最佳的效果。 time and a ˈhalf one and a half times the usual rate of pay 通常工资的一倍半 see also
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      time ˈflies ( saying) time seems to pass very quickly 时间过得真快;光阴似箭;时光飞逝 How time flies! I've got to go now. 时间过得真快!现在我得走了。 Time has flown since the holiday began. 假日一开始,时间就过得飞快。 ORIGIN This phrase is a translation of the Latin ‘tempus fugit’. 此短语译自拉丁文 tempus fugit。 time is ˈmoney ( saying) time is valuable, and should not be wasted 时间就是金钱;一寸光阴一寸金 time is on your ˈside used to say that sb can wait for sth to happen or can wait before doing sth 有的是时间(等待某事发生或做某事) (the) next, first, second, etc. time ˈround on the next, first, etc. occasion that the same thing happens 同样的事情下次(或第一次等)发生时 He repeated none of the errors he'd made first time round. 他没有重复过首次所犯下的任何错误。 This time round it was not so easy. 这一次这事可就不那么容易了。 time ˈwas (when)… ( old-fashioned) used to say that sth used to happen in the past 曾经有那么个时候…;那年头… time (alone) will ˈtell | only time will ˈtell ( saying) used to say that you will have to wait for some time to find out the result of a situation (只有)时间会证明 Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful. 只有时间才能证明这种疗法是否成功。 the whole ˈtime = all the time
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      verb arrange time 安排时间 1 [often passive ] to arrange to do sth or arrange for sth to happen at a particular time 为…安排时间;选择…的时机 timesth (for sth) She timed her arrival for shortly after 3. 她定在 3 点钟刚过到达。 Their request was badly timed (= it was made at the wrong time). 他们的要求提出的时机不对。 ‘I hope we're not too early.’ ‘You couldn't have timed it better!’ “我希望我们没有到得太早。”“你们来的时间再合适不过了。” timesth to do sth Publication of his biography was timed to coincide withhis 70th birthday celebrations. 他的自传特别安排在他的 70 寿诞庆典时出版。 measure time 计量时间 2 to measure how long it takes for sth to happen or for sb to do sth 计时;测定…所需的时间 timesth (at sth) The winner was timed at 20.4 seconds. 获胜者用的时间为 20.4 秒。 timehow long… Time how long it takes you to answer the questions. 记一下自己回答这些问题所需的时间。 in sport 体育运动 3 timesth to hit or kick a ball at a particular moment in a sports game 在某一时刻击球(或踢球) She timed the pass perfectly. 她传球的时机掌握得恰到好处。 a beautifully timed shot 时机把握得绝妙的一击 see also
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      PHRASAL VERB ˌtime ˈout | ˌtime sth ˈout (of a computer program or task) to turn off, or turn sth off, automatically after a particular length of time even if the user has not finished (计算机程序或任务)超时自动关闭 My satellite connection timed out—it was so frustrating. 我的卫星连接超时自动断开了,真令人沮丧。
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      1minutes/hours etc [uncountable] the thing that is measured in minutes, hours, days, years etc using clocks:  Einstein changed the way we think about space and time. close relationships established over a long period of time Customers have only a limited amount of time to examine the goods.time passes/goes by Their marriage got better as time went by. see thesaurus at
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      2on a clock [singular] a particular point in time shown on a clock in hours and minutes:  ‘What time is it?’ ‘It’s about two thirty.’ What time are you going out tonight?what time do you make it? British English, what time do you have? American English (=used to ask someone with a watch what time it is)have you got the time? British English, do you have the time? American English (=used to ask someone if they know what time it is)tell the time British English, tell time American English (=be able to understand a clock) Robin’s just learning to tell the time.look at the time (=used when you realize that it is later than you thought it was) Oh no. Look at the time. I’ll be late.is that the time? (=used when you suddenly realize what the time is) Is that the time? I must go.this time tomorrow/last week etc By this time tomorrow I’ll know whether I’ve got the job.3occasion [countable] an occasion when something happens or someone does something:  That was the only time we disagreed. Do you remember the time I hit Tom Benson? Mary had seen the film many times.(for) the first/second/last etc time It was the first time that he had lost a game. Gerry had just had back surgery for the third time in two years.(the) next time/(the) last time/this time Why don’t you drop in for a drink next time you’re over this way? The last time (=the most recent time) I saw Jonathan was Thursday evening. The freezing weather did not return until February but this time we were prepared.the first/second/next/last etc time round (=the first, second etc time something happens) I missed their concert the first time round so I’m going next week.every/each time I meet up with Julie every time I go to Washington.how many times ... ? How many times did you take your driving test? How many times have I told you not to wander off like that? (=I have told you many times) One time (=once) I went to a garage sale and bought fifteen books.GRAMMARYou say: · The first time I saw it, I loved it. Don’t say: At the first time I saw it, I loved it.4point when something happens [countable, uncountable] the particular minute, hour, day etc when something happens or should happenat the time of something She was three months pregnant at the time of Stephen’s death.at some/any/that time He is performing as well as at any time in his career. The UK has 500,000 stray dogs on its streets at any one time (=at any particular time).at a/the time when ... At the time when this scheme was introduced, it was recognised that there might be problems.by the time ... The phone was ringing but by the time she got indoors, it had stopped.it’s time to do something Rosie – it’s time to get up.it’s time for something Come on, it’s time for bed. He glanced at his watch. ‘It’s time for me to go.’it’s time somebody did something It’s time I fed the dog. Now is the right time for us to move to London.a good/bad time This might be a good time to start planning the new garden.not the time/hardly the time Now is not the time to annoy Peter.there’s no time like the present (=used to say that now is a good time to do something) ‘When do you want to meet?’ ‘Well, there’s no time like the present.’dinner/lunch/tea etc time It’s nearly dinner time.opening/closing time (=the time when a shop, bar etc opens or closes) We empty the till each night at closing time.arrival/departure time (=the time when a train, plane etc arrives or leaves) Our estimated arrival time is 2:30 pm.time of day/year England is so lovely at this time of year. We’ll sort that out when the time comes (=when it becomes necessary).5period of time [singular, uncountable] a period of time during which something happens or someone does something:  Dustin wanted to spend as much time as possible with his family.a long/short/limited time I first met Jennifer a long time ago. They stopped for a short time to rest the horses. Andy and Tom talked for some time (=for a fairly short period). Alison was married, for a time (=for a fairly short period), to a comedian. Martin disliked being away from his family for any length of time (=for more than just a short period). It took her a long time to make a decision. Learning a language isn’t easy – it takes time (=takes a long period of time).take time to do something (=deliberately spend time doing something) While in New York he took time to visit some friends.travel time I wanted to make better use of my travel time.6available time [uncountable] an amount of time that is available for you to do something:  I’ll visit him if I have time. Molly would like to do some diving if there is time.have time for something She realized she would have time for a coffee before her train left. We don’t have to rush. We have all the time in the world (=have plenty of time). June had little time to spare (=available time) for making her own clothes.free/spare time (=time when you are not working) He writes poetry in his spare time. Being prepared for meetings will save time. I don’t want to waste time arguing. She spent precious time (=valuable and important time) looking for a telephone. I seem to spend most of my time on the phone. McDuff passed the time writing letters (=wrote letters because he had nothing else to do).have time on your hands/time to kill (=not have enough to do) Now the children have left home, she has too much time on her hands.make/find time (for something/to do something) (=plan so that you have time available for something) Make time to talk to your children. Book your ticket soon, as time is running out.time’s up (=used to say that it is the end of the time allowed for something such as a competition or examination)we’re out of time (=used on radio and television programmes to say that there is no more time available on the programme)7all the time (also the whole time) continuously or very often:  I keep practising and I’m improving all the time. He worries about her the whole time.8 most of the time very often or almost always:  I can speak German but we speak English most of the time.9 half the time if something happens half the time, especially something annoying, it happens quite often:  Half the time you don’t even notice what I’m wearing.10at times sometimes:  Life is hard at times.11from time to time sometimes, but not regularly or very often:  These food safety scares happen from time to time.12time after time/time and time again often, over a long period:  The police were catching the same kids stealing time after time.13 at all times always – used especially in official rules and statements:  Children must be supervised at all times while in the park. Parents are welcome at all times.14 nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc used to say that something is almost always true or almost always happens:  Nine times out of ten she’s right.15 at the time at a particular moment or period in the past when something happened, especially when the situation is very different now:  I was about ten or eleven at the time.16 at one time at a time in the past but not now:  At one time she wanted to be a nurse, but the thought of working at night put her off.17 at this time American English at this particular moment:  The president said his actions were ‘the right ones at this time’.18 at no time used to say strongly that something never happened or should never happenat no time did/was etc At no time did anyone involved speak to the press. At no time was the company informed.19 for the time being for a short period of time from now, but not permanently:  Now, for the time being, she is living with her father in Tijuana.20 in 10 days’/five years’/a few minutes’ etc time ten days, five years etc from now:  He has an appointment with the doctor in two days’ time.21 in time a)before the time by which it is necessary for something to be done:  Will you be able to finish it in time?in time to do something They ran all the way to the corner just in time to see the bus disappearing up the street.time for The painting was successfully repaired in time for the opening of the exhibition.in good time/in plenty of time (=a long time before the necessary time) We arrived at the concert hall in good time. b)after a certain period of time, especially after a gradual process of change and development:  He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will, in time.22 with time to spare sooner than expected or necessary:  We should arrive in New York with time to spare.23 over time if something happens over time, it happens gradually during a long period:  The research project will be assessed over time. Students are encouraged to consider the way language changes over time.24 with time/given time after a period of time:  These symptoms will start to get better with time. I would have thought of the answer, given time.25 take your time a)to do something slowly or carefully without hurryingtake your time doing something Marie took her time cutting my hair and did it really well.time over He had planned to take his time over the journey. b)to do something more slowly than seems reasonable:  You’re taking your time with the lab tests. We need the results now.26 five/ten/many etc times ... used to say how much greater, more etc one thing is than another:  Sound travels four times faster in water than in air. There were three times as many girls as boys.27 ... at a time a)if someone deals with things one, three, ten etc at a time, they deal with them separately or in groups of three, ten etc:  If you raise your hands, I’ll answer questions one at a time. Frank took the stairs two at a time. b)if something happens for hours, days, months etc at a time, it continues for several hours, months etc:  Because of his work, he’s often away for weeks at a time.28 on time at the correct time or the time that was arranged:  Jack was worried about whether he’d be able to get there on time.right/bang/dead on time (=at exactly the right time) The plane arrived right on time.USAGE: On time, in timeOn time means ‘at the correct or agreed time’: · Please arrive on time. Don’t say: Please arrive in time.In time means ‘early enough for something or to do something’: · He arrived in time for supper.29 ahead of/behind time earlier or later than the time when something happens, should be done etc:  Prepare what you plan to say in the meeting ahead of time (=before the meeting). The train left twenty minutes behind time (=after it should have left).30 it’s about time (also it’s high time) spoken used to say strongly that you think something should happen soon or should already have happened:  It’s about time our team won. It’s high time we had a party.31 not before time/and about time (too) spoken used to say that something should have happened sooner:  Philip is going to be punished and not before time.32 the best/biggest etc ... of all time the best, biggest etc of a particular kind of person or thing that has ever existed:  He is the greatest athlete of all time, in my opinion.33 in no time (at all)/in next to no time very quickly or soon:  We’ll be there in no time.34any time (now) very soon:  ‘When is she due back?’ ‘Any time now.’35 it’s (only/just) a matter/question of time used to say that something will definitely happen at some time in the future, but you do not know when:  I’ll find the key eventually. It’s just a question of time. It’s only a matter of time before we catch the person who killed her.36 (only) time will tell used to say that at some time in the future it will become clear whether or not something is true, right etc:  Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.37period in history [countable] (also times [plural]) a particular period in history:  Mankind has used the horse since ancient times. In earlier times, servants would use the bare wooden stairs at the back of the house.at/in/during etc the time of something He lived at the time of the Napoleonic wars.our time(s) (=the present period in history) Air pollution has become one of the most significant health problems of our time.38behind the times old-fashioned:  Our equipment is a bit behind the times.39move/change/keep up with the times to change when other things in society, business etc change:  We’ve got to move with the times.40 ahead of your/its time having or using the most advanced ideas, methods, designs, technology etc:  Coleridge was far ahead of his time in his understanding of the unconscious.41pleasant/unpleasant [countable] a good time, bad time, difficult time etc is a period or occasion when you have good, bad, difficult etc experiences:  This was the happiest time of her life.good/bad/hard etc times They had their happy times, but they had their hard times too.have a good/great/lovely etc time (=enjoy yourself) Did you have a good time at the party? Julie went to a wedding at the weekend and had the time of her life (=enjoyed herself very much).42 somebody’s time in/at/as something the period of time when you were living in a particular place, working for a particular company etc:  In her time at the United Nations she was considered a tough negotiator.43 before your time a)before you were born or before you started working or living somewhere:  They say he was a great actor but that was before my time. b)if you do something, especially get old, before your time, you do it before the time when most people usually do it in their lives:  He seemed to grow into an old man before his time.44in part of the world [uncountable] the way of referring to points in time in one particular part of the world:  Eastern Standard Time British Summer Time The flight to Boston arrives at 1.15 pm local time.45time taken [countable] a)the amount of time taken by a competitor in a race:  The Olympic medallist’s time in the 200 metres final was 19.21 seconds. b)journey time the amount of time a journey takes:  The journey time to London is approximately four hours.46sports [uncountable] British English the end of the normal period of playing time in a sports game, especially football SYN  full time:  Mason’s goal 13 minutes from time earned his team a place in the finals.47music [uncountable] the number of beats in each bar in a piece of music:  Waltzes are usually in three-four time.48 in time to/with something if you do something in time to a piece of music, you do it using the same rhythm and speed as the music:  Gloria was tapping her feet in time to the music.49 keep/beat time to show the rhythm and speed that a piece of music should be played at to a group of musicians, using your hands50keep perfect/good etc time if a clock keeps good time, it always shows the correct time51prison do time to spend a period of time in prison:  Paul was doing time for burglary.52 pass the time of day (with somebody) to say hello to someone and have a short talk with them:  People like to pass the time of day with neighbours.53 time was (when) used to say that there was a time when you used to be able to do something, when something used to happen etc:  Time was when no one had television.54 there’s no time to lose used to say that you must do something quickly because there is very little time55 make good time if you make good time on a journey, you travel quickly, especially more quickly than you expected:  We made good time and were at the hotel by lunchtime.56 race/work/battle against time to try to finish or achieve something even though you have very little time:  Mark was racing against time to complete the work by Friday.57 time is money used to say that wasting time or delaying something costs money58 time is on your side used to say that someone is young enough to be able to wait before doing something or until something happens59time is a great healer/heals all wounds used to say that someone will become less upset as time passes60time flies used to say that time seems to pass very quickly:  Time flies when you’re having fun.61 in your own time if you study or do work in your own time, you do it outside normal school or work hours:  Nurses in training study in their own time.62 in your own (good) time informal when you are ready:  Bobby will tell them about it in his own good time.63 all in good time used to tell someone to be patient because something they are waiting for will certainly happen after a period of time, and probably quite soon:  ‘I’d love to see it.’ ‘All in good time.’64 have a lot of/no time for somebody/something informal if you have a lot of time for someone or something, you like or admire them, and if you have no time for them, you do not like or admire them:  He has no time for (=does not like) people who talk too much.65time of life used to refer to someone’s age:  At my time of life, you can’t take too many shocks like that.66 your time used in certain expressions to refer to the period when you are alivein your time I’ve met some rude women in my time but she’s the worst. He was many things in his time – musician, pilot, cattle-rancher, industrialist, journalist. If I had my time over again (=lived my life again), I’d probably do exactly the same things.67time of the month the time when a woman has her period:  It’s that time of the month.68 time out of mind literary a very long time, or a very long time ago
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      COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1, 5 & 6verbstime passes/goes by· As time passed, she thought less and less about her family back home.take time (=require a long time to do)· Learning a new skill takes time.have time (=have enough time to do something)· I didn’t do it because I didn’t have time.have/get time to do something· We never get time to do anything together.spend time· I’m going to spend some time with my family.pass the time (=spend a period of time doing something)· The prisoners pass the time reading, or writing letters.waste time· You are wasting your time arguing with him.save time· I used a ready-made sauce in order to save time.make/find time to do something (=do something, even though you are busy)· You need to make time to do things you enjoy.kill time (=spend time doing something unimportant while waiting for something)· He was just killing time before his appointment.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + timea long time· I haven’t seen him for a long time.a short time· A short time later, she heard him drive away.a limited time (=a short period of time)· The offer is available for a limited time only.some time (=quite a long period of time)· I’ve known the truth for some time.free/spare time· He spends all this free time watching television.precious/valuable time· I’m sorry if I’m taking up your valuable time.family time· As the children get older, evenings become valuable family time.journey/travel time (=the time it takes to travel somewhere)· By train, the journey time to London is about two hours.phrasesa period of time· Over a period of time the students develop their own ideas.an amount/a length of time· Customers only have a limited amount of time to inspect the goods.there is time to do something (=there is enough time to do it)· There was no time to discuss it further.it takes time to do something· It took them a long time to struggle through the crowds.as time goes on (=as time passes)· I understood him better as time went on.time is running out (=there is not much time left to do something)· Doctors are looking for a suitable donor, but time is running out.time’s up (=used to say that the time allowed for something has finished)· Time’s up, class. Put your pens down and hand your papers to the front.have time to kill (=have time to do something unimportant while waiting for something)· I still had some time to kill, so I thought I’d make a couple of phone calls.COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘a small time’. Say a short time.THESAURUSa time when something happenstime a time when something happens or when you should do something: · The last time I saw her she was in high school.· It’s time for you to go to bed.· The best time to visit Scotland is in late May.occasion a time when something happens. Occasion is more formal than time: · They have been seen together on several occasions.· The last occasion the two teams met, the Giants won easily.moment a particular point in time when something happens: · At that moment (=at exactly that time), the door bell rang.· The next moment she was gone.point a particular time during a longer period of time: · At one point during the play she completely forgot her lines.· the lowest point of the holidaya long timea long time a long period of time, especially many months or years: · They’ve been married a long time – nearly 30 years.· The house has been empty for a long time.all day/night/year/week continuing for the whole day, night, year etc – used especially to emphasize that it is a long time: · It’s going to take me all night to finish this essay.· He’s in London all week, and only comes home at the weekends.hours/weeks/months/years many hours, weeks, months, or years – used to emphasize that it is a long time, or much longer than it should be: · It’s years since I rode a bike.· My wife had to wait months for a hospital appointment.ages especially British English informal a very long time: · I’ve been standing here for ages.· The software takes ages to load.· They’ve lived there for ages.a while (also some time) a fairly long time: · I hadn’t seen Paul for a while, and he’d completely changed.· It may be some time before the company starts to make a profit.the longest time American English a very long time: · For the longest time, my daughter wasn’t reading at all.· It took me the longest time to figure out how to work the sunroof in this car.a short timea minute/moment a short time: · I’ll call you back in a minute.· Can I show you something? It will only take a moment.a second a very short time: · I’ll be ready in a second.· Just a second – I can’t find my wallet.an instant written a very short time: · In an instant, they were gone.· He paused for an instant.a little while/a short while a short period of time, especially a few hours, days, or weeks: · I’ve been to Tokyo, but I was only there for a short while.· I saw him a little while ago.
      time1 noun
      time2 verb
      timetime2 ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive]
      Verb Table
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      1to arrange that something should happen at a particular time:  I saw from the station clock that I had timed my arrival perfectly.be timed to do something The tour has been timed to allow visitors to attend the opening night of the Verona opera season. Her book was timed to coincide with (=arranged to be at the same time as) an exhibition of Goya’s paintings at the National Gallery.be timed for something The meeting has been timed for three o'clock.GRAMMAR Time is often passive in this meaning.2to measure how fast someone or something is going, how long it takes to do something etc:  We had to run up the stairs while the Sergeant timed us.time somebody/something at something They timed the winner at 2 minutes and 14.05 seconds.3to hit a ball or make a shot at a particular momentmistimetime something well/badly etc Keith timed the pass well. a beautifully timed shot
      ill-timed
      , well-timed
      WDF

      time

      [taɪm]timed, timing, times

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      timed[1547] times[217606] timing[12255]
      时间(88%),时代(4%),时间的(3%),时期(2%),计时(1%),倍(1%),节拍(1%)
      n.时间;时代;次数;节拍;倍数
      adj.定时的;定期的;分期的
      vt.计时;测定…的时间;安排…的速度
      n.(Time)人名;(俄)季梅;(英)泰姆;(罗)蒂梅

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