| 单词 | time |
| 释义 | timetimestimetime1 /taɪm/ noun1[uncountable] the thing that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc, using clocks: measurements of space and timemeasurement空间和时间的测量period/amount of timeWe only have a short amount of time. 我们只有一点点时间。time passes/goes byTime went by so quickly.go时间过得真快。with/over time (=as time passes)The landscape changes over time.change地貌随着时间的推移而改变。THESAURUS period2[uncountable and countable] a particular point in time, shown on a clock in hours and minutes: a list giving the times of the examsgivetimeexam列出考试时间的单子what time is it?/do you have the time?‘What time is it?’ ‘It’s five o’clock.’be“几点了？”“5 点整。”What time does school start?do学校什么时候上课？Josh is learning to tell the time (=see what time it is, using a clock).belearn乔希正在学看钟表。3[countable] an occasion when something happens or when you do something: How many times have you been there?timebe你已经到过那儿多少次了？the first/second/last etc timeThat was the last time I saw him.besee那是我最后一次见到他。Tim failed his exam for the second time.fail 蒂姆又一次考试不及格。last/next timeNext time we go to the cinema, I’ll pay.下次看电影我来付钱。4[singular, uncountable] an amount of timea long/short timeIt happened a long time ago.happen 这事发生在很久以前。I want to spend more time at home. 我想多花时间在家。Making friends takes time.makefriendtake 交朋友需要时间。Don’t waste time talking about it.talk不要浪费时间谈论这件事。5[uncountable and countable] the particular time when something happensat the time/at that time (=a time in the past when something happened)I was living in Mexico at that time.belive 那时我正住在墨西哥。a good/bad/suitable etc timeIs this a convenient time to talk?be现在谈话方便吗？dinner time/bed time etcSeven o’clock is the children’s bath time.bechild7点钟是孩子们洗澡的时间。it’s time for something/to do somethingCome on, it’s time for lunch.来吧﹐该吃午饭了。at one time (=in the past)At one time they were friends.befriend过去他们是朋友。6[uncountable] time that is available to do somethingtime to do somethingI don’t have time to talk now. 我现在没有时间说话。time forThere was no time for questions.bequestion 没有时间提问了。waste/save timeI’ll go on my bike to save time.为节省时间﹐我会骑自行车去。7have a good/great time to enjoy yourself: We had a great time at the party.have我们在聚会上很开心。8[countable] the amount of time taken by someone in a race: The winner’s time was 2 hours 6 minutes.behourminute获胜者所用的时间是两小时六分钟。9[uncountable] the time in a particular part of the world: The plane arrived at 5.30 local time.arrive飞机当地时间五点半到达。10five/ten/many times bigger/more etc used to say how much bigger, more etc one thing is than another: He earns three times as much as I do.earntime他挣的钱是我挣的三倍。 ➔ at the same time at same1, big time2, Greenwich Mean Time, local time, prime timePhrases(it’s) about time spoken used to say that something should already have happened: It’s about time you got a job!get你该找份工作了！all the time continuously or very often: He’s getting better all the time.getwell他一直在进步。any time (now) spoken very soon: She should be here any time now.shall她应该马上就到这里了。one/two etc at a time one, two etc at the same time: I’ll answer questions one at a time.question我每次回答一个问题。at times sometimes: At times I wish I didn’t live here.time有时我希望自己不住在这儿。THESAURUS sometimesby the time when: By the time I arrived, he had left.arrivehaveleave我到达时他已经走了。for the time being for a short period of time, but not permanently: You can stay here for the time being.be你可以暂时住在这儿。THESAURUS nowfrom time to time sometimes, but not often: We see each other from time to time.我们偶尔会见见面。in no time very soon or quickly: We’ll be there in no time.我们马上就到那儿了。in time early enough, before something happenstime forShe arrived in time for dinner.arrive她及时赶来吃晚饭。THESAURUS earlyin 2 days’/5 years’ etc time two days, five years etc from now: Call back in ten minutes’ time.minute十分钟后再打电话来。most of the time very often or almost always: Most of the time I’m right.我大多数时候都是对的。the best/biggest etc of all time spoken the best, biggest etc that has ever existed: What do you think is the best film of all time?bewell你认为哪部电影是有史以来最好的？on time at the correct time or the time that was arranged: You must get to work on time.你必须准时上班。At least the trains run on time.littletrain至少火车准时行驶。THESAURUS earlytake your time to do something without hurrying: We took our time walking to school.takewalk我们不慌不忙地走到了学校。time after time again and again: Time after time he failed to get a job.fail他找工作一次又一次地失败。THESAURUS: timea long timehours/weeks/months/years many hours, weeks, months, or years: We had to wait for hours at the hospital.havehourIt’s years since I last saw her.yearseeages British English informal a very long time: ‘How long have you lived here?’ ‘Oh, ages.’liveagea while/some time a fairly long time: It’s a while since I went to the dentist.goIt will take some time to mend this.a short timea minute/moment a very short time: She was here a minute ago.beIt will only take a moment.a second a very short time – used especially when asking someone to wait a short time: Just a second – I’ve forgotten my keys.forgetkeya little while/a short while a short period of time, especially a few hours, days, or weeks: He’ll be back in a little while.The painting sold a short while ago for £20 million.paintsell |
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