| 释义 |
*time¹ /taɪm; taɪm/
n
1 [U] what we measure in minutes, hours, years etc 时间:
Time goes by (=passes) so quickly these days. 这些日子时间过得真快。
2 [C,U] a particular minute or hour of the day 〔一天中的〕时刻，钟点:
a list giving the dates and times of the exams 列出考试日期和时间的表格
What time do you go to bed? 你几点钟睡觉？
what time is it?/do you have the time? "Excuse me, do you have the time?" "It's five o'clock." “打扰了，你知道现在几点了吗？”“五点。”
3 [C] an occasion when something happens or when you do something 次，回:
How many times have you been to Paris before? 你去过巴黎几次？
last/next time I'll pay you back next time I see you. 下次见到你时，我会把钱还给你。
4 [singular 单数，U] an amount of time 一段时间:
The meeting lasted a long time. 会议持续了很长时间。
It all happened a very long time ago. 这一切都是很久以前发生的。
take time (=take a long time) 需要很长时间: Learning a language takes time. 学语言需要时间。
5 [C] a period of time or history 时期; 时代:
The play is set in the time of Alexander the Great. 这部戏的背景是在亚历山大大帝时代。
My time at university was the happiest time of my life. 我的大学时代是我一生中最快乐的时光。
at the time/at that time (=a time in the past when something happened) 当时，那时候: I was living in Mexico at the time. 那时候我住在墨西哥。
at one time (=in the past) 从前（某个时候），曾经，一度: At one time the island belonged to France. 这个岛曾经是属于法国的。
before your time (=before you were born) 在你出生之前
6 it's time used to say that something should happen now 是…的时候〔用于表示某事此刻应该发生〕:
Come on, kids. It's time to go home. 来吧，孩子们，该回家了。
7 by the time when 当…的时候:
By the time you get this letter, I'll be in Canada. 当你收到这封信时，我已经在加拿大了。
8 all the time
a) continuously or during the whole of a period of time 一直，始终:
I don't have to wear my glasses all the time. 我不必一直戴着眼镜。
b) very often 经常:
It happens all the time. 这种事常常发生。
9 most of the time/some of the time usually or sometimes 通常/有时候
10 on time at the correct time or the time that was arranged 准时:
In Japan the trains are always on time. 在日本，火车总是很准时。
11 in (good) time early or at the right time 提早; 及时:
They arrived in time for dinner. 他们及时来吃晚饭。
12 in a week's/three months' etc time a week, three months etc from now 〔从现在起〕一周/三个月等之后:
We'll meet again in a month's time. 我们一个月之后会再见面。
13 in no time very soon or quickly 立刻，马上:
We'll be there in no time. 我们马上就到那里。
14 good/right/bad etc time a suitable or unsuitable time to do something, or for something to happen 恰当/不恰当的时机:
This isn't the right time to ask for more money. 现在不是再去要钱的时候。
15 have a good/great time to enjoy yourself 过得很开心
16 have (the) time to have enough time to do something 有足够的时间:
I'm sorry, I don't have time to talk now. 抱歉，我现在没时间谈话。
17 take your time to do something carefully, without hurrying 不慌不忙，不着急:
Take your time — you don't have to rush. 慢慢来 — 你不需要赶时间。
18 at times sometimes 有时:
The work can be very stressful at times. 这种工作有时会很紧张。
19 from time to time sometimes, but not often 有时; 偶尔:
We still see each other from time to time. 我们仍然偶尔会见见面。
20 time after time again and again 一次又一次，多次
21 one/two etc at a time one, two etc at the same time 每次一个/两个等:
You can borrow three books at a time from the library. 你一次可以从图书馆借三本书。
22 five/ten/many etc times used to compare things, to say how much bigger, better one thing is than something else 五倍/十倍/许多倍等〔用于比较〕:
She earns three times as much as I do. 她赚的钱是我的三倍。
23 (it's) about time spoken used to say that something should already have happened 【口】 该是…的时候〔用于表示某事应该已经发生〕:
It's about time you got a job! 你该找份工作了！
24 for the time being for a short time but not permanently 暂时:
They'll let us live here for the time being. 他们会让我们暂时住在这儿。
25 have no time for to not like or respect someone or something 讨厌…; 鄙视…:
She's always complaining — I've no time for people like that. 她老是在抱怨 — 我不喜欢像她那样的人。
26 behind the times not modern; old-fashioned 落伍，过时
27 in time (to the music) if you do something in time to a piece of music, you do it using the same RHYTHM and speed as the music 跟着（音乐）节拍
28 [C] the amount of time taken by someone in a race 〔某人完成赛跑〕所用的时间:
The winner's time was 2 hours and 6 minutes. 获胜者所用的时间是两小时六分钟。
29 [U] the time in a particular part of the world 〔世界某个地区的〕时间:
The train finally left Prague at 5:30 local time. 火车终于在当地时间五点半驶离布拉格。
→ see also 另见 at the same time (SAME)
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: time
Compare 比较 spend time, pass time, and 和 waste time. If you spend time on something, you use time sensibly, or in a way that is neither good nor bad. spend 指合理地使用时间，或指一般地花费时间:
He spends a lot of time studying. 他用许多时间学习。
If you have too much time that you need to fill in, you might pass the time. pass the time 表示打发时间:
We passed the time playing cards. 我们打牌消磨时间。
If you use your time badly or without any success, you waste time. waste time 的意思是浪费时间:
I wasted nearly an hour trying to find a parking space! 我浪费了将近一小时寻找泊车位！ |