n.
- 時間；時[U]
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- （辦事所需）時間[U][S]
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I have no
time for novels.
我沒有閒暇讀小說。
- 次，回[C]
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How many
times have you been to France?
你到法國去過幾次？
- （經歷的）一段時光[C]
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We had a hard
time finding a ferry boat.
我們好不容易找到一隻渡船。
- 歷史時期，時代[P1]
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In ancient
times infant mortality was extremely high.
在古代嬰兒死亡率極高。
- 【體】比賽時限，暫停
- 時機，時刻，時候[C][U][+to-v][+（that）]
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Now is the
time to fight back.
是反擊的時候了。
- 【音】拍子，節拍[U]
- 一生；死期；服役期；刑期[U]
- 倍[C]
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The earth is 49
times the size of the moon.
地球的大小是月球的四十九倍。
vt.
- 安排……的時間；為……選擇時機[H][+to-v]
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The plane is
timed to arrive at 8 o'clock.
飛機定於八點抵達。
- 測定……的時間；記錄……的時間[（+at）]
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The swimmer was
timed at 50.50 sec.
這名游泳者的成績被測定為五十點五零秒。
- 安排……的速度；使合拍子
a.
- 有關時間（方面）的
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The earth is divided into 24
time zones.
地球被分為二十四個時區。
- 定期的
- 分期的
- 定時爆炸的
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The police defused a
time bomb in the building.
警察在那幢大樓裡拆除了一枚定時炸彈。
片語
against time
- 爭分奪秒地；儘快地
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They were working
against time.
他們在分秒必爭地工作。
ahead of time
- 提前；提早
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They finished the work
ahead of time.
他們提前完成了工作。
all the time
- 一直；始終
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Conditions are changing
all the time.
情況在不斷地變化著。
as time goes on
- 隨著時間的推移
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As time goes on, the child will forget his grief.
隨著時間的過去，孩子會忘記悲傷的。
(at) any time
- 在任何時候
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Drop in to see us
any time.
隨便什麼時候順便來看看我們。
at a time
- 每次；一次
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Take three pills
at a time.
每次服三粒。
at no time
- 在任何時候都不；絕不
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At no time should you give up studying.
在任何時候你都不應放棄讀書。
at one time
- 曾經；一度
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At one time they met frequently.
一度他們經常見面。
at that/the time
- 在那時
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He was very poor
at that time.
他那時候很窮。
at the same time
- 然而
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He may be very rude sometimes but
at the same time he is very kind.
有時候他可能很粗魯，然而他還是很善良。
- 同時
at times
- 有時；偶爾
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Everyone may make mistakes
at times.
每個人不時都會犯錯誤。
behind time
- 遲到；逾期
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The train was 10 minutes
behind time.
火車晚到了十分鐘。
bide/watch one's time
- 等待時機
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He was
biding his time.
他正在等待時機。
by the time ...
- 到……的時候
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By the time they get here, we'll have finished the work.
等他們到這裡時，我們會已經把工作做完。
every time
- 每次；總是
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Our team wins
every time.
我們隊每戰皆捷。
for a time
- 暫時；一度
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He used to live
for a time in the house next to ours.
他一度住在我們隔壁的那棟房子裡。
for the time being
- 暫時；眼下
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Let's share the room
for the time being.
我們暫時合住一個房間吧！
from time to time
- 有時；不時
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He went fishing
from time to time.
他不時去釣魚。
have a good time
- 過得愉快；玩得高興
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We hope you'll
have a good time at the party.
我們希望你們在宴會上玩得愉快。
have a rough time
- 吃苦；受難
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They
had a rough time during the war.
他們在戰時吃了不少苦。
in good time
- 及時地，適時地
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Let's go to the lecture hall
in good time and find a good seat.
我們提早去演講廳，找個好位子。
in no time
- 很快；立即
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She'll be all right
in no time.
她很快就會好的。
in one's own good time
- 在方便的時候
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You can do it
in your own good time.
你可以在方便的時候去做。
in sb.'s time
- 在某人一生中的某個時期
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She was no longer president of the university
in my time.
我在校時她已不擔任這所大學的校長。
in time
- 及時
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They were just
in time for the bus.
他們及時趕上了公車。
kill time
- 消磨時間
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She often
kills time by watching TV.
她常常以看電視來消磨時間。
know the time of day
- 消息靈通；有經驗
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He is a man who
knows the time of day.
他這人消息很靈通。
make time
- 騰出時間
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Could you
make time to type it for me?
你能抽空幫我把它打出來嗎？
many a time
- 多次；常常
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We've been there
many a time.
我們已到過那兒多次。
out of time
- 不合時宜
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His remarks at the party were
out of time.
他在晚會上的講話不當。
of the time
- 當時的；當代的
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He is one of the most outstanding writers
of the time.
他是當今最傑出的作家之一。
once upon a time
- 從前
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Once upon a time there lived a king who had three daughters.
從前有個國王，他有三個女兒。
one time with another
- 前後合起來
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He was chairman of the department
one time with another for 10 years.
他在該系前後一共當了十年系主任。
on one's own time
- 在非工作時間
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Sometimes he had to do his work
on his own time.
有時候他要在非工作時間裡加班。
on time
- 準時
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Will the train arrive
on time?
火車會準時到達嗎？
some time or other
- 總有一天；遲早
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She'll realize it
some time or other.
她總有一天會明白的。
take one's time
- 從容進行；不著急
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Would you wait for a few minutes? I'll have to tidy up myself.
Take your time.
請稍候。我要梳理一下。別著急。
there are times when
- 有時候會
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There are times when I feel my present job is too much for me.
我有時候常覺得現在的工作對我來說太艱苦了。
There is a time for everything.
- 一定的時候做一定的事。
Time and tide wait for no man.
- 歲月不待人。
Time hangs heavy on sb.'s hands.
- 某人感到時間難以打發
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Sometimes I feel
time hangs heavy on my hands.
有時候我感到時間難以打發。
Time is money.
- 時間就是金錢。
time of life
- 年齡
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He ought to know better at his
time of life.
在他這樣的年齡該懂事些了。
辨析
n.
- the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future, regarded as a whole.
- a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon.
▸the favourable or appropriate moment to do something:
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it was time to go.
▸
(a time)
an indefinite period.
▸
(
also times)
a period characterized by particular events or circumstances:
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Victorian times.
▸
(one's time)
a period regarded as characteristic of a particular stage of one's life.
▸the length of time taken to run a race or complete an activity.
▸informal a prison sentence.
▸an apprenticeship.
- time as allotted, available, or used:
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a waste of time.
- an instance of something happening or being done:
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the nurse came in four times a day.
- the normal rate of pay for time spent working:
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they are paid time and a half.
- Brit. the moment at which the opening hours of a pub end.
▸Baseball & American Football a moment at which play stops temporarily within a game.
- the rhythmic pattern or tempo of a piece of music.
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(times)
(following a number) expressing multiplication.
v.
- arrange a time for.
▸perform at a particular time.
- measure the time taken by.
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(time something out)
(of a computer or a program) cancel an operation automatically because a predefined interval of time has passed.
▸
(time out)
(of an operation) be cancelled in this way.
Phrase
Etymology
OE tīma, of Gmc origin; rel. to tide, which it superseded in temporal senses.
