time

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英 [taɪm]
  • n.时间；时候；次；时代
  • v.计时；为…安排时间；选择…的时机；测定…所需的时间
  • 网络时代周刊(Timemagazine)；时代杂志；时光
复数：times  现在分词：timing  过去式：timed  

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Time
n.
— see also
times
分钟、小时、年等minutes/hours/years, etc.
1.
[u]
（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。
2.
[u]
（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。
3.
[u]
（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
格林尼治平时
6 o'clock local time
当地时间 6 点钟
4.
[u][c]
（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 for lunch.
午餐时间到了。
It's time the kids were in bed.
孩子们该睡觉了。
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。
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。
时间段period
5.
[u]
~ (to do sth)
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.
预留足够的时间到达机场。
I can probably make the time to see them.
我大概能腾出时间见他们。
It takes time to 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。
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) .
他从不休假。
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。
6.
[sing]
（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.
[u][pl]
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
8.
[c]
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?
我得要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。
9.
[c]
（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.
我住院的日子可真难熬。
赛跑for race
10.
[c][u]
（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
11.
[u]
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。
12.
[u]
（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 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。
IDM
(and) about time (too)|(and) not before time
早该发生；早该如此used to say that sth should have happened before now
They're working against time to try and get people out of the rubble alive.
他们正在争分夺秒，设法把人们从瓦砾中活着救出来。
against time
争分夺秒；抢时间if you do sthagainst time , you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time
They're working against time to try and get people out of the rubble alive.
他们正在争分夺秒，设法把人们从瓦砾中活着救出来。
We finished 15 minutes ahead of time.
我们提前 15 分钟完成。
ahead of/behind time
提前；拖后earlier/later than was expected
We finished 15 minutes ahead of time.
我们提前 15 分钟完成。
ahead of your time
超越时代的；有超前意识的；具有前瞻性的having advanced or new ideas that other people use or copy later
The letter was in my pocket all the time(= while I was looking for it) .
这信一直就在我的口袋里。
She leaves the lights on all the time.
她总是让灯亮着。
all the time|the whole time
（在某段时间内）一直，始终during the whole of a particular period of time
The letter was in my pocket all the time(= while I was looking for it) .
这信一直就在我的口袋里。
经常；总是；老是very often; repeatedly
She leaves the lights on all the time.
她总是让灯亮着。
Our representatives are ready to help you at all times.
我们的代表随时准备帮助你。
at all times
总是；随时；永远always
Our representatives are ready to help you at all times.
我们的代表随时准备帮助你。
He's never very happy at the best of times─he'll be much worse now!
他即使在处境最好的时候也从未很高兴过，现在就更糟了！
at the best of times
即使在最好的情况下even when the circumstances are very good
He's never very happy at the best of times─he'll be much worse now!
他即使在处境最好的时候也从未很高兴过，现在就更糟了！
She was laughing and crying at the same time.
她又哭又笑。
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 the same time
同时；一起at one time; together
She was laughing and crying at the same time.
她又哭又笑。
（用以引出必须予以考虑的相对情况）同时，也，然而，不过used to introduce a contrasting fact, etc. that must be considered
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。
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 a time
每次；逐一；依次separately or in groups of two, three, etc. on each occasion
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。
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 my, your, his, etc. time of life
在…这样的年纪（尤指不年轻时）at the age you are (especially when you are not young)
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。
He can be really bad-tempered at times.
他有的时候脾气可真坏。
at times
有时；间或sometimes
He can be really bad-tempered at times.
他有的时候脾气可真坏。
‘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。”
She got old before her time.
她过早地衰老了。
before my, your, his, etc. time
在…出生（或记事、在世、工作等）之前happening before you were born or can remember or before you lived, worked, etc. somewhere
‘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。”
过早；提前before the usual time in sb's life when sth happens
She got old before her time.
她过早地衰老了。
behind the times
（思想、方法等）落伍，过时，陈旧old-fashioned in your ideas, methods, etc.
do time
(informal)
坐牢；蹲监狱to spend time in prison
I don't really like cities─give me the countryside every time.
我真不太喜欢城市，一有机会就让我去乡村吧。
every time
无论何时；一有机会whenever there is a choice
I don't really like cities─give me the countryside every time.
我真不太喜欢城市，一有机会就让我去乡村吧。
You can leave your suitcase here for the time being.
你可以暂时把衣箱留在这儿。
for the time being
暂时；眼下for a short period of time but not permanently
You can leave your suitcase here for the time being.
你可以暂时把衣箱留在这儿。
She has to work at weekends from time to time.
她偶尔周末还得工作。
from time to time
不时；有时；偶尔；间或occasionally but not regularly
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)
喜欢；对…感兴趣；愿意为…花时间to like and be interested in sb/sth
I have no time for lazy people like Steve.
我讨厌像史蒂夫这样的懒汉。
have no time for sb/sth|not have much time for sb/sth
(informal)
不喜欢；讨厌；不愿为…花时间to dislike sb/sth
I have no time for lazy people like Steve.
我讨厌像史蒂夫这样的懒汉。
have the time of your life
(informal)
过得很快乐；玩得痛快to enjoy yourself very much
have time on your hands|have time to kill
(informal)
无所事事；没事可干；闲着to have nothing to do or not be busy
in good time
及早；有足够的时间early; with enough time so that you are not in a hurry
Be patient, Emily! All in good time.
埃米莉，别急！快好了。
(all) in good time
(informal)
会按时做（或出现）；不消多久used to say that sth will be done or will happen at the appropriate time and not before
Be patient, Emily! All in good time.
埃米莉，别急！快好了。
The kids will be leaving home in no time.
孩子们很快就要离开家了。
in (less than/next to) no time
短暂（或快）得令人吃惊；立刻；马上；一会儿so soon or so quickly that it is surprising
The kids will be leaving home in no time.
孩子们很快就要离开家了。
They learned to accept their stepmother in time.
过了一段时间之后他们学着接受他们的继母。
in time
经过一段时间之后；迟早；最后；终于after a period of time when a situation has changed
They learned to accept their stepmother in time.
过了一段时间之后他们学着接受他们的继母。
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) .
救护车及时赶到那里。
in time (for sth/to do sth)
来得及；及时not late; with enough time to be able to do sth
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) .
救护车及时赶到那里。
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 (good) time
(informal)
在准备停当时when you are ready and not sooner
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
在业余时间；在空闲时in your free time and not when you usually work or study
It's about time you cleaned your room!
你该打扫自己的房间了！
its about/high time
(informal)
差不多╱现在是…的时候了used to say that you think sb should do sth soon
It's about time you cleaned your room!
你该打扫自己的房间了！
keep up/move with the times
跟上时代；跟着潮流to change and develop your ideas, way of working, etc. so that you do what is modern and what is expected
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。
make good, etc. time
在路上花的时间很短to complete a journey quickly
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。
many a time|manys the time (that)…
多次；常常；屡屡many times; frequently
Nine times out of ten she gives the right answer.
她的答案十有八九是对的。
nine times out of ten|ninety-nine times out of a hundred
十有八九；几乎总是used to say that sth is usually true or almost always happens
Nine times out of ten she gives the right answer.
她的答案十有八九是对的。
(and) not before time
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。
not give sb the time of day
对某人厌弃不睬to refuse to speak to sb because you do not like or respect them
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 present
现在是做…的最佳时机；现在不做更待何时now is the best time to do sth, not in the future
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。
of all time
自古以来；有史以来；从未有过that has ever existed
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。
There's no rush─take your time.
别着急，慢慢来。
You certainly took your time getting here!
你真是姗姗来迟啊！
take your time (over sth)|take your time to do sth/doing sth
从容不迫；慢慢来to use as much time as you need without hurrying
There's no rush─take your time.
别着急，慢慢来。
迟到；慢慢腾腾；磨磨蹭蹭used to say you think sb is late or is too slow in doing sth
You certainly took your time getting here!
你真是姗姗来迟啊！
She is taking time out from her music career for a year.
她将抽出一年的时间，暂不从事音乐事业。
take time out
抽出时间（暂停工作或活动）；忙里偷闲to spend some time away from your usual work or activity in order to rest or do sth else instead
She is taking time out from her music career for a year.
她将抽出一年的时间，暂不从事音乐事业。
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 after time|time and (time) again
一次又一次；一再；屡屡；总是often; on many or all occasions
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 half
通常工资的一倍半one and a half times the usual rate of pay
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。
time flies
时间过得真快；光阴似箭；时光飞逝time seems to pass very quickly
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。
time is money
时间就是金钱；一寸光阴一寸金time is valuable, and should not be wasted
time is on your side
有的是时间（等待某事发生或做某事）used to say that sb can wait for sth to happen or can wait before doing sth
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。
(the) next, first, second, etc. time round
同样的事情下次（或第一次等）发生时on the next, first, etc. occasion that the same thing happens
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 was (when)…
曾经有那么个时候…；那年头…used to say that sth used to happen in the past
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。
time (alone) will tell|only time will tell
（只有）时间会证明used to say that you will have to wait for some time to find out the result of a situation
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 time
v.
— see also
ill-timed
,
mistime
,
timing
,
well timed
安排时间arrange time
1.
[oftpass]
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。”
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
2.
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
3.
~ sth
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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1.
They stood there, for a long, long time, watching how the breezes carried the boat around the pond.
他们站在那里，站了很长一段时间，看着那只小船乘着轻风在池塘中绕行。
www.joyen.net
2.
For Keith, no one else could know how much acceptance he was capable of or how time would affect his process.
对Keith来说，只有他自己能明白最终可以接受到什么样的地步，或者时间将会如何影响这个接受的过程。
article.yeeyan.org
3.
He said at the time he wanted to revisit the issue, but Cantor accused Obama of flip-flopping on his own tax deal.
那时他称，希望重新考虑此问题，但Cantor批评奥巴马在自己的税赋协议上都经常改变立场。
cn.reuters.com
4.
Every time she tried to argue with her husband she ended up crying her eyes out.
每当她尽力与其丈夫争辩时，她都以哭红了眼来结束争辩。
www.for68.com
5.
Speaking of his own creation of this style of the time, Miyake life, said: "It is an experiment, as well as a risk. "
在谈到他自己创立的这种风格的时候，三宅一生说：“那是个实验，也是个冒险。”
zhidao.baidu.com
6.
Doomsayers warn that it is only a matter of time before excess capacity leads to a wave of bankruptcies and sour loans.
唱衰者警告称，产能过剩将会导致企业破产及坏账飙升，这只不过是时间问题。
cn.reuters.com
7.
At the time art was no longer as dependent on politics as that of 1949 to 1976, but had its own truly independent life.
应该说，艺术发展在这个阶段硕果累累，因为艺术不再像1949至1976年那样依附于政治，而是拥有了自己真正的独立生命。
www.ieshu.com
8.
He said there were no concrete plans at this time but the ministry would consider such a project if Mongolia were interested.
他表示说，目前尚没有具体方案，但如果蒙古感兴趣，日本？？产业省会考虑这一计划。
cn.reuters.com
9.
The cost of a full-time MBA programme, especially from those schools at the top end of the rankings, remains significant.
全日制MBA课程，特别是在顶级商学院，花费依然很高。
www.ftchinese.com
10.
There was no documentation and much of the developers' time was spent answering questions.
没有任何文件和开发人员的大部分时间是花在回答问题。
www.anetcity.com