time
- n.（以分钟、小时、天等计量的）时间;（钟表所显示的）时间，钟点，时刻;（世界某一地区所计量的）时，时间;（某事发生或应该发生的）时间，时候;（完成比赛所需要的）时间;（一生中的）一段日子，时期，时候;（一生中的）一段日子，时期，时候;次，回;倍;（以某种方式经历的）事件，时刻;（历史）时期，时代，年代，世道;（乐曲正确的）速度，节奏;一段时间;生命（期），期限，时限;（用于报刊名）时报;时机，机会;工作时间;规定时间;<美> <体>（一场或一局的）比赛时限，暂停;（赛跑等）所用时间，成绩;当代，时代潮流;<音>拍子，节拍;<英>（酒店等的）营业时间，打烊时间;服役期，刑期;妊娠期，产期;生命期，死期;计时工资率;学徒期;衡量时间的方法;完成赛跑或竞赛项目的）所用时间
- v.调准，调整;计时;打拍子，（与...）合拍;选择…的时机，为...选择时机;为…安排时间;测定…所需的时间;在某一时刻击球（或踢球）;定...的节拍（或节奏、速度）
- adj.时间（方面）的;定时（发火、爆炸等）的;定期的;记录时间的;<美> 分期（付款）的
- prep.乘以
timenoun
分钟、小时、年等 minutes/hours/years, etc.
（以分钟、小时、天等计量的）时间
what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
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 time to 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 by we saw less and less of each other.
随着时间的推移，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。
（钟表所显示的）时间，钟点，时刻
the time shown on a clock in minutes and hours
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？
What time do you make it ?
你说现在几点了？
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。
Can she tell the time yet (= say what time it is by looking at a clock) ?
她会看钟表了吗？
Can she tell time yet?
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 tomorrow I'll be in Canada.
明天这个时候我就在加拿大了。
（世界某一地区所计量的）时，时间
the time measured in a particular part of the world
Greenwich Mean Time
格林尼治时间
6 o'clock local time
当地时间6点钟
（某事发生或应该发生的）时间，时候
the time when sth happens or when sth should happen
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。
I think it's time to go to bed.
我想该睡觉了。
It's time the kids were in bed.
孩子们该睡觉了。
It's time for lunch.
午餐时间到了。
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。
By the time you get there the meeting will be over.
等你到了那里的时候，会议就该结束了。
You'll feel differently about it when the time comes (= when it happens) .
到时候你就觉得大不相同了。
时间段 period
一段时间；（可用于工作、休息等的）一段时间
an amount of time; the amount of time available to work, rest, etc.
Allow plenty of time to get to the airport.
留出足够的时间到达机场。
He spends most of his time working.
他把大部分时间都花在工作上。
She doesn't have much free/spare time .
她没有多少空余时间。
I can probably make the time to see them.
我大概能腾出时间去看望他们。
What a waste of time !
太浪费时间了！
We have no time to lose (= we must hurry) .
我们不能耽误时间了！
It takes time to make changes in the law.
修改法律还有待时日。
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。
（或长或短的）一段时间
a period of time, either long or short, during which you do sth or sth happens
His injuries will take a long time to heal.
他的伤需要很长一段时间才能好。
I lived in Egypt for a time .
我在埃及住了一阵子。
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。
时期；时代；年代；世道
a period of history connected with particular events or experiences in people's lives
The movie is set at the time of the 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 changed since Grandma was young.
世易时移，现在已不是祖母年轻时那会儿了。
次；事件 occasion/event
次；回
an occasion when you do sth or when sth happens
Every time I hear that song I feel happy.
我每次听到那首歌都感到很愉快。
Next time you'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 time you 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?
我得跟你说多少回不要做那种事？
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。
At no time did I give my consent to the plan.
我从未同意过这项计划。
That was the last time (that) I saw her.
（以某种方式经历的）事件，时刻
an event or occasion that you experience in a particular way
Did you have a good time in 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。
赛跑 for race
（完成赛跑或竞赛项目的）所用时间
how long sb takes to run a race or complete an event
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
音乐 in music
拍子；节拍
the number of beats in a bar/measure of music
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 time with a baton.
指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
（乐曲正确的）速度，节奏
the correct speed and rhythm of a piece of music
Try and dance in time to the 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 play with the correct speed and rhythm) .
随着节奏拍手。
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。
used to say that sth should have happened before now
if you do sth against time , you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time
他们正在争分夺秒工作，设法把人们从瓦砾中活着救出来。
They're working against time to try and get people out of the rubble alive.
earlier/later than was expected
我们提前15分钟完成。
We finished 15 minutes ahead of time.
having advanced or new ideas that other people use or copy later
always
我们的代表随时准备帮助你。
Our representatives are ready to help you at all times.
even when the circumstances are very good
他即使在情绪最好的时候也从未很高兴过，现在就更糟了！
He's never very happy at the best of times─he'll be much worse now!
separately or in groups of two, three, etc. on each occasion
我们得逐一去见校长。
We had to go and see the principal one at a time.
She ran up the stairs two at a time.
她一步两阶地跑上楼梯。
at the age you are (especially when you are not young)
到我这把年纪，视力绝不会变好的。
Eyesight doesn't get any better at my time of life.
sometimes
他有的时候脾气可真坏。
He can be really bad-tempered at times.
old-fashioned in your ideas, methods, etc.
to spend time in prison
whenever there is a choice
我实在是不喜欢城市，一有机会就让我去乡村吧。
I don't really like cities─give me the countryside every time.
for a short period of time but not permanently
你可以暂时把衣箱留在这儿。
You can leave your suitcase here for the time being.
occasionally but not regularly
她偶尔周末还得工作。
She has to work at weekends from time to time.
to like and be interested in sb/sth
to dislike sb/sth
我讨厌像史蒂夫这样的懒汉。
I have no time for lazy people like Steve.
to enjoy yourself very much
to have nothing to do or not be busy
early; with enough time so that you are not in a hurry
used to say that sth will be done or will happen at the appropriate time and not before
埃米莉，别急！快好了。
Be patient, Emily! All in good time.
so soon or so quickly that it is surprising
孩子们很快就要离开家了。
The kids will be leaving home in no time.
after a period of time when a situation has changed
过了一段时间之后他们学会了接受他们的继母。
They learned to accept their stepmother in time.
not late; with enough time to be able to do sth
我们来得及赶上六点钟的那趟火车吗？
Will we be in time for the six o'clock train?
The ambulance got there just in time (= to save sb's life) .
救护车正好及时赶到那里。
when you are ready and not sooner
别唠唠叨叨地烦他了！他准备好时就会做的。
Don't hassle him! He'll do it in his own good time.
in your free time and not when you usually work or study
used to say that you think sb should do sth soon
你该打扫自己的房间了！
It's about time you cleaned your room!
to change and develop your ideas, way of working, etc. so that you do what is modern and what is expected
to complete a journey quickly
我们一路很顺当，两天后就到了西班牙。
We made excellent time and arrived in Spain in two days.
many times; frequently
used to say that sth is usually true or almost always happens
她的答案十有八九是对的。
Nine times out of ten she gives the right answer.
to refuse to speak to sb because you do not like or respect them
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。
Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day.
now is the best time to do sth, not in the future
that has ever existed
许多人认为他是有史以来最优秀的歌手。
Many rated him the best singer of all time.
to spend some time away from your usual work or activity in order to rest or do sth else instead
她将抽出一年的时间，暂不从事音乐事业。
She is taking time out from her music career for a year.
often; on many or all occasions
如果你遵循这些用法说明，每次都会得到最佳的效果。
You will get a perfect result time after time if you follow these instructions.
one and a half times the usual rate of pay
time seems to pass very quickly
时间过得真快！现在我得走了。
How time flies! I've got to go now.
Time has flown since the holiday began.
假日一开始，时间就过得飞快。
time is valuable, and should not be wasted
used to say that sb can wait for sth to happen or can wait before doing sth
on the next, first, etc. occasion that the same thing happens
他没有重复过首次所犯下的任何错误。
He repeated none of the errors he'd made first time round.
This time round it was not so easy.
这一次这事可就不那么容易了。
used to say that sth used to happen in the past
used to say that you will have to wait for some time to find out the result of a situation
只有时间才能证明这种疗法是否成功。
Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.
to mark or follow the rhythm of music, by waving a stick, tapping your foot, etc.
她用手指打拍子。
She beat time with her fingers.
to wait for the right time to do sth
to do sth in order to delay an event, a decision, etc.
to say or decide that it is time for sth to finish
when enough time has passed
治疗癌症的方法终有一天能找到。
It is possible that in the course of time a cure for cancer will be found.
to not think about what will happen in the future
我不知道他还能不能好转，我们只有过一天算一天。
I don't know if he'll get better. We're just taking it one day at a time.
a very difficult or unpleasant job or time
我费了九牛二虎之力才找到你。
I've had a devil of a job finding you.
beginning on that day; from that time
when the time is appropriate, usually after a long period
to delay sth so that you can have more time to make a decision, deal with a problem, etc.
used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned
我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜！
We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day!
to deliberately make a situation difficult and unpleasant for sb
面试时他们确实是在难为我。
They really gave me a hard time at the interview.
to enjoy yourself very much
to spend time doing sth that is not important while you are waiting for sth else to happen
我们打纸牌消磨时间。
We killed time playing cards.
used to say hello to sb you have not seen for a long time
to do sth quickly or very often because you wish you had started doing it sooner
used to encourage sb who has not been successful at sth
to change the way you think and behave according to changes in society
at the very last moment; just in time before sth bad happens
if you do sth for old times' sake , you do it because it is connected with sth good that happened to you in the past
used, especially at the beginning of stories, to mean ‘a long time in the past’
从前，有一位美丽的公主。
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
something that you feel shows what things are like now, especially how bad they are
it is better to deal with sth immediately because if you wait it may become worse or more difficult and cause extra work
how and when you want to, even though this might annoy other people
工作他总是在做，但只在自己高兴的时候做。
He always does the work, but in his own sweet time.
to have many problems or difficulties to deal with; to not be successful
to enjoy yourself very much; to have a very good time
verb
安排时间 arrange time
为…安排时间；选择…的时机
to arrange to do sth or arrange for sth to happen at a particular time
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) .
他们的要求提得不合时宜。
‘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。”
Publication of his biography was timed to coincide with his 70th birthday celebrations.
他的传记特别安排在他的70寿诞庆典时出版。
计量时间 measure time
计时；测定…所需的时间
to measure how long it takes for sth to happen or for sb to do sth
The winner was timed at 20.4 seconds.
获胜者用的时间为20.4秒。
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。
体育运动 in sport
在某一时刻击球（或踢球）
to hit or kick a ball at a particular moment in a sports game
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
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N-UNCOUNT 时间
Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years....a two-week period of time...
两周的时间
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N-SING 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.'What time is it?' — 'Eight o'clock.'...
“几点钟了？”——“8点钟。”
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N-COUNT 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 (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.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。
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N-UNCOUNT (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.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。
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N-SING (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.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。
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N-COUNT (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.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。
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N-COUNT 历史时期;时代
You use time or times to talk about a particular period in history or in your life.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。
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N-PLURAL 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.He is unafraid to move with the times...
他敢于与时俱进。
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N-COUNT (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.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。
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N-SING 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.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。
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N-UNCOUNT (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.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。
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N-COUNT 次;回
When you talk about a time when something happens, you are referring to a specific occasion when it happens.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。
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N-COUNT 次
You use time after numbers to say how often something happens.It was her job to make tea three times a day...
她的差事就是每天沏3次茶。
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“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 倍
You use times after numbers when comparing one thing to another and saying, for example, how much bigger, smaller, better, or worse it is.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。
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CONJ-COORD 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 (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.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。
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N-UNCOUNT 拍子;节拍
The time of a piece of music is the number of beats that the piece has in each bar.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 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.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。
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VERB 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.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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PHRASE 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'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。
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PHRASE 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.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 (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.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。
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PHRASE 一直;始终
If something happens or is done all the time, it happens or is done continually.We can't be together all the time...
我们不能始终在一起。
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PHRASE 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.Beat in the eggs, one at a time...
打入鸡蛋，一次一个。
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PHRASE 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.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 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.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 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.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。
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PHRASE 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.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。
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PHRASE 然而;不过
At the same time is used to introduce a statement that slightly changes or contradicts the previous statement.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 有时;间或
You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.The debate was highly emotional at times...
辩论有时变得异常情绪化。
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PHRASE 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.'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 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.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。
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PHRASE 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.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。
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PHRASE 结束
If you call time on something, you end it.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 坐牢;服刑
Someone who is doing time is in prison.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 永远
If you say that something will be the case for all time, you mean that it will always be the case.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 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.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。
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PHRASE 不时地;间或;偶尔
If you do something from time to time, you do it occasionally but not regularly.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 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.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 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.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。
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PHRASE (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.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。
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PHRASE 及时;不迟
If you are in time for a particular event, you are not too late for it.I arrived just in time for my flight to London...
我及时赶上了飞往伦敦的航班。
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PHRASE 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.He would sort out his own problems, in time...
他早晚会解决自己的问题。
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PHRASE 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.Her body swayed in time with the music...
她的身体随着音乐节拍摆动。
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PHRASE 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.Presidential elections are due to be held in ten days' time...
总统竞选将在10天后如期举行。
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PHRASE 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.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 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.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。
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PHRASE 立刻;马上
If something happens in no time or in next to no time, it happens almost immediately or very quickly.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。
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PHRASE 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.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 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.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。
noun
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- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
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- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- Synonym: meter metre
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- a person's experience on a particular occasion
- he had a time holding back the tears
- they had a good time together
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- an instance or single occasion for some event
- this time he succeeded
- he called four times
- he could do ten at a clip
- Synonym: clip
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- an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
- he waited a long time
- the time of year for planting
- he was a great actor in his time
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- a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
- do you know what time it is?
- the time is 10 o'clock
- Synonym: clock time
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- the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
- Synonym: fourth dimension
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- the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
- he served a prison term of 15 months
- his sentence was 5 to 10 years
- he is doing time in the county jail
- Synonym: prison term sentence
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- a suitable moment
- it is time to go
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- a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
- take time to smell the roses
- I didn't have time to finish
- it took more than half my time
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- adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
- The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely
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- regulate or set the time of
- time the clock
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- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- he clocked the runners
- Synonym: clock
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- assign a time for an activity or event
- The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene
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- set the speed, duration, or execution of
- we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely
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Do it yourself ─ I don 't have time .
你自己做吧——我没时间。
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I won 't take up any more of your time .
我不再占用你的时间了。
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This will be a problem for some time to come .
这将是未来一段时期里的一个问题。
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What 's the time , by the way ?
顺便问一句，几点钟了？
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There 's a time to work and a time to play .
工作、玩耍皆有时。
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I 've told you time after time not to do that .
我一再告诉过你不要干那件事。
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It wasn 't so good as last time .
这次不如上次好。
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Come on ! It 's time we made a start .
快点！我们该出发了。
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You 're just in time .
你来得正是时候。
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By the time you get there the meeting will be over .
等你到了那里的时候，会议就该结束了。
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It was a time of peak demand for the product .
那是对该产品需求最旺的时期。
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There isn 't nearly enough time to get there now .
现在根本没有足够的时间赶到那儿。
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Let 's attack one problem at a time .
咱们一次全力处理一个问题。
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I need time to get my wind back after that run .
我跑过之后需要时间喘口气。
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Now is a good time to invest in the property market .
现在是对房地产市场投资的好时机。
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It is quite possible that space and time are finite .
很有可能空间和时间是有限的。
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The work must be completed within a certain time limit .
这项工作必须在一定期限内完成。
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I think it 's time to go to bed .
我想该睡觉了。
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Now is a good time to buy a house .
现在买房子正是时候。
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A few kind words at the right time make all the difference .
在适当的时候说几句体贴话效果迥然不同。
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There 's still time to change your mind .
你还有时间改变主意。
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It 's a waste of time and energy .
那是浪费时间和精力。
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Do it now please ─ not in three hours ' time .
请现在就干，而不是三个小时之后。
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I don 't have much free time .
我没有多少空闲时间。
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What time did you get home last night ?
你昨晚什么时间到家的？
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It was time to put their suggestion into practice .
那时就该把他们的建议付诸实施了。
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When is the best time to ring New York ?
什么时间给纽约打电话最好？
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A week off would give him time for reflection .
歇上一周会使他有时间考虑考虑。
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They had achieved a lot in a short space of time .
他们在短时间内取得了很大的成绩。
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I 'm sure you 'll grow to like her in time .
我肯定你慢慢就会喜欢她了。
指能够做某事或容易做成某事的机会，作此义解时常可与 chance 换用；也可指得到工作或提升的机会。
They had no opportunity/chance to escape.
他们没有逃跑的机会。
He has got the opportunity/chance to visit Paris.
他获得了访问巴黎的机会。
There were more opportunities for graduates last year.
对去年的毕业生而言，就业机会要多一些。
指做想做之事的适当时机，侧重指偶然或意外的机会。
It was his only chance of escape.
这是他唯一的逃脱机会。
I never miss a chance to play football.
我从不错过任何踢足球的机会。
He will be a candidate in next week's election, and this is his big chance.
他将是下周竞选的候选人，这是他成功的大好机会。
指合适的机会或有利的时机，通常用单数，常后接介词 for。
This is an occasion for the whole country to celebrate.
这是个举国欢庆的时刻。
It was the occasion for expressing friendship by the two presidents.
这是两位总统表达友谊的时机。
指能够用来做某事的一段时间，多用于口语。
Now is the right time for us to move to New York.
现在正是我们搬到纽约去的好时机。
I'll visit her if I have time.
如果有时间我会去拜访她。
This is no time to switch jobs.
现在不是换工作的时候。
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