time
柯林斯詞典
- NOUN USES
1. N-UNCOUNT Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years. 時間
...a two-week period of time. …一段為期兩周的時間。
Time passed, and still Ma did not appear. 時間一點點過去，可是瑪還沒有出現(xiàn)。
2. N-SING 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. 鐘點
"What time is it?"—"Eight o'clock."
“幾點了？”—“8點?！?/p>
He asked me the time. 他問了我時間。
3. N-COUNT The time when something happens is the point in the day when it happens or is supposed to happen. (某事發(fā)生的) 時間
Departure times are 08:15 from Baltimore, and 10:15 from Newark. 從巴爾的摩的出發(fā)時間是08:15，從紐瓦克的出發(fā)時間是10:15。
4. N-UNCOUNT You use time to refer to the system of expressing time and counting hours that is used in a particular part of the world. (世界某時區(qū)的) 時間
The incident happened just after ten o'clock local time. 該事件發(fā)生在當(dāng)?shù)貢r間剛過10點。
5. N-UNCOUNT You use time to refer to the period that you spend doing something or when something has been happening. 時間 (段)[also 'a' N]
Adam spent a lot of time in his grandfather's office. 亞當(dāng)在他祖父的辦公室里度過了很多時間。
He wouldn't have the time or money to take care of me. 他不會有時間，也沒有錢來照看我。
Listen to me, I haven't got much time. 聽我說，我沒有多少時間。
It's obvious that you need more time to think. 顯然你需要更多的時間來思考。
6. N-SING 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. (相當(dāng)長的) 一段時間
He was also for a time an art critic. 他曾有相當(dāng)長的一段時間是一位藝術(shù)評論家。
He stayed for quite a time. 他呆了很長一段時間。
7. N-COUNT 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. (某事發(fā)生的) 時期; 時刻
We were in the same college, which was male-only at that time. 我們當(dāng)時在同一所學(xué)院，那時還是男子學(xué)院。
By this time he was thirty. 到這時他30歲了。
It was a time of terrible uncertainty. 那是一段非常不確定的時期。
8. N-COUNT You use time or times to talk about a particular period in history or in your life. (歷史上或一生中的特殊) 時期
They were hard times and his parents had been struggling to raise their family. 那是困難時期，他的父母一直掙扎著養(yǎng)家糊口。
We'll be alone together, just like old times. 我們會單獨在一起，就像過去一樣。
9. N-PLURAL 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. 時代潮流
This approach is now seriously out of step with the times. 這種方法如今與時代潮流嚴(yán)重脫節(jié)。
10. N-COUNT 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. (經(jīng)歷的) 一段時光
Sarah and I had a great time while the kids were away. 薩拉和我在孩子們不在時度過了一段美好的時光。
11. N-SING Your time is the amount of time that you have to live, or to do a particular thing. 生命期; 期限
Now that Martin has begun to suffer the effects of AIDS, he says his time is running out. 馬丁已開始遭受艾滋病的折磨，他說自己時日不多了。
12. N-UNCOUNT 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. (該做某事的) 合適時候
Opinion polls indicated a feeling among the public that it was time for a change. 民意測驗表明，公眾覺得該是改變的時候了。
It was time for him to go to work. 該是他去上班的時間了。
13. N-COUNT When you talk about a time when something happens, you are referring to a specific occasion when it happens. 次
Every time she travels on the bus it's delayed by at least three hours. 每次她坐公共汽車出行時，至少要耽擱3個小時。
14. N-COUNT You use time after numbers to say how often something happens. (表示頻率) 次
It was her job to make tea three times a day. 她的任務(wù)是每天泡3次茶。
15. N-PLURAL You use times after numbers when comparing one thing to another and saying, for example, how much bigger, smaller, better, or worse it is. 倍
Its profits are rising four times faster than the average company. 其利潤正以快于一般公司4倍的速度增長。
16. CONJ You use times to show multiplication. Three times five is 3x5. 乘
Four times six is 24. 4乘以6等于24。
17. N-COUNT Someone's time in a race is the amount of time it takes them to finish the race. 時間 (完成賽跑所用的)
He was over a second faster than his previous best time. 他比自己以前的最好成績快了一秒多。
N-COUNT
1. V-T If you time something for a particular hour, day, or period, you plan or decide to do it or cause it to happen at this time. 為…安排時間
He timed the election to coincide with new measures to boost the economy. 他把選舉的時間安排在振興經(jīng)濟(jì)的新措施出臺的時候。
I timed our visit for March 7. 我把我們訪問時間定在3月7日。
2. V-T If you time an action or activity, you measure how long someone takes to do it or how long it lasts. 測量…所花的時間
A radar gun timed the speed of the baseball. 一支雷達(dá)槍測出了棒球的速度。
3. →see also timing
V-T
1. PHRASE 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. 該是…的時候了[強調(diào)]
It's about time a few movie makers with original ideas were given a chance. 該是給一些有創(chuàng)意的電影制作者一個機會的時候了。
2. PHRASE 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. 提前
Find out ahead of time what regulations apply to your situation. 提前弄清楚什么規(guī)定適合你的情況。
3. PHRASE 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. 思想先進(jìn)
He was indeed ahead of his time in employing women, ex-convicts, and the handicapped. 他的確思想先進(jìn)，雇用了女性、刑滿釋放犯和殘疾人。
4. PHRASE If something happens or is done all the time, it happens or is done continually. 一直
We can't be together all the time. 我們不能一直在一起。
5. PHRASE 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. 一次
Beat in the eggs, one at a time. 把這些雞蛋打破，一次一個。
6. PHRASE If something could happen at any time, it is possible that it will happen very soon, though nobody can predict exactly when. 在任何時候
Conditions are still very tense and the fighting could escalate at any time. 形勢依然很緊張，戰(zhàn)斗隨時可能升級。
7. PHRASE 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. 曾經(jīng)
At one time 400 men, women and children lived in the village. 曾一度有400個男人、女人和兒童住在這個村子。
8. PHRASE 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. 同時
I was afraid of her, but at the same time I really liked her. 我害怕她，但同時我又實在喜歡她。
9. PHRASE At the same time is used to introduce a statement that slightly changes or contradicts the previous statement. 然而
I don't think I set out to come up with a different sound for each CD. At the same time, I do have a sense of what is right for the moment. 我想我一開始就沒打算為每張CD設(shè)計不同的聲音。然而，我確實能感覺到目前什么是對的。
10. PHRASE You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments. 有時
The debate was highly emotional at times. 辯論有時非常情緒化。
11. PHRASE If you say that something will be the case for all time, you mean that it will always be the case. 永遠(yuǎn)
He promised to love her for all time. 他許諾要永遠(yuǎn)愛她。
12. PHRASE 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. 目前
For the time being, however, immunotherapy is still in its experimental stages. 然而，目前免疫療法還處于試驗階段。
13. PHRASE If you do something from time to time, you do it occasionally but not regularly. 不時地
Her daughters visited him from time to time when he was bedridden. 他臥床不起時她的女兒們不時地來探望他。
PHRASE
1. PHRASE If you say that something is the case half the time you mean that it often is the case. 經(jīng)常[非正式]
Half the time, I don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about. 我常常對他所談?wù)摰臎]有一丁點兒概念。
2. PHRASE If you are in time for a particular event, you are not too late for it. 及時
I arrived just in time for my flight to Hawaii. 我正好及時趕上飛往夏威夷的航班。
3. PHRASE 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. 遲早
He would sort out his own problems, in time. 他遲早會解決自己的問題。
4. PHRASE 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. (演奏、唱歌或跳舞) 合拍/不合拍
Her body swayed in time with the music. 她的身體隨著音樂節(jié)拍搖擺。
5. PHRASE 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. 在 (幾分鐘、幾天、幾周等) 之后
Presidential elections are due to be held in ten days' time. 總統(tǒng)競選將在10天后如期舉行。
6. PHRASE If you arrive somewhere in good time, you arrive early so that there is time to spare before a particular event. 提早
We got there in good time for the opening ceremony. 我們提早到了那兒參加開幕式。
7. PHRASE If something happens in no time or in next to no time, it happens almost immediately or very quickly. 立刻; 很快
He's going to be just fine. At his age he'll heal in no time. 他會好起來的。以他的年紀(jì)，會很快痊愈。
8. PHRASE If you keep time when playing or singing music, you follow or play the beat, without going too fast or too slowly. 按節(jié)拍
As he sang he kept time on a small drum. 他唱歌時和著一面小鼓的節(jié)拍。
9. PHRASE When you talk about how well a watch or clock keeps time, you are talking about how accurately it measures time. (鐘表) 走得準(zhǔn)
Some pulsars keep time better than the Earth's most accurate clocks. 有些脈沖星表比地球上最精確的時鐘還準(zhǔn)。
10. PHRASE If you make time for a particular activity or person, you arrange to have some free time so that you can do the activity or spend time with the person. 騰出時間
Before leaving the city, be sure to make time for a shopping trip. 在離開這個城市前，一定要騰出時間購一次物。
11. PHRASE If you say that you made good time on a trip, you mean it did not take you very long compared to the length of time you expected it to take. (旅途耗時) 比預(yù)計時間少
They had left early in the morning, on quiet roads, and made good time. 他們一大早就出發(fā)了，路上行人稀少，所以旅途花的時間比預(yù)期要少。
12. PHRASE If someone is making up for lost time, they are doing something actively and with enthusiasm because they have not had the opportunity to do it before or when they were younger. 彌補失去的時光
Five years older than the majority of officers of his same rank, he was determined to make up for lost time. 他比同級別的大多數(shù)官員大5歲，他決心彌補自己失去的時光。
13. PHRASE If you say that something happens or is the case nine times out of ten or ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you mean that it happens on nearly every occasion or is almost always the case. 十之八九
When they want something, nine times out of ten they get it. 當(dāng)他們想要什么時，十之八九都能得到。
PHRASE
1. PHRASE If you say that someone or something is, for example, the best writer of all time, or the most successful movie of all time, you mean that they are the best or most successful that there has ever been. 有史以來的
"Monopoly" is one of the best-selling games of all time. “大富翁”是有史以來最暢銷的游戲之一。
2. PHRASE If you are on time, you are not late. 準(zhǔn)時
Don't worry, she'll be on time. 別擔(dān)心，她會準(zhǔn)時的。
3. PHRASE If you say that it is only a matter of time or only a question of time before something happens, you mean that it cannot be avoided and will definitely happen at some future date. 只是時間問題
It now seems only a matter of time before they resign. 如今看來，他們辭職只是個時間問題。
4. PHRASE If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it. 消磨時間
Without particular interest and just to pass the time, I read a story. 沒有特別的興趣，只是為了消磨時間，我才讀了一篇故事。
5. PHRASE If you say that something will take time, you mean that it will take a long time. 需要很長時間
Change will come, but it will take time. 變化會有的，但需要很長時間。
6. PHRASE If you take your time doing something, you do it slowly and do not hurry. 慢慢地; 不著急
"Take your time," Ted told him. "I'm in no hurry."
“慢慢來，”泰德告訴他說，“我不著急。”
7. PHRASE If a child can tell the time, they are able to find out what the time is by looking at a clock or watch. 認(rèn)時間
My four-year-old daughter cannot quite tell the time. 我4歲的女兒不太會看時間。
8. PHRASE If something happens time after time, it happens in a similar way on many occasions. 屢次
Burns had escaped from jail time after time. 伯恩斯屢次越獄逃跑。
9. PHRASE If you say that time flies, you mean that it seems to pass very quickly. 時光飛逝
Time flies when you're having fun. 當(dāng)你開心的時候，時光飛逝。
10. PHRASE If you say there is no time to lose or no time to be lost, you mean you must hurry as fast as you can to do something. 必須盡快
He rushed home, realizing there was no time to lose. 他意識到時間緊迫，急忙趕回家去。
11. PHRASE If you say that time will tell whether something is true or correct, you mean that it will not be known until some time in the future whether it is true or correct. 時間會證明
Only time will tell whether Broughton's optimism is justified. 只有時間能證明布勞頓的樂觀有沒有道理。
12. PHRASE If you waste no time in doing something, you take the opportunity to do it immediately or quickly. 立即
Tom wasted no time in telling me why he had come. 湯姆立即告訴我他來的原因。
13. time and again→see again
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time /ta?m/ (times)
VERB USES
time /ta?m/ (timing,timed,times)
PHRASES: GROUP 1
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PHRASES: GROUP 2
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劍橋詞典
- I'd like some time to consider before I make a decision .
- If we cut across the field , it'll save time.
- She spends a good deal of her time in Glasgow.
- How much time do you allow yourself to get ready in the morning ?
- A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into this exhibition .
- I cherish the memories of the time we spent together.
- Childhood is not always a happy time.
- She has a difficult time ahead of her.
- Being out of work for a long time is very demoralizing .
- Have we got time for a quick drink ?
- What time would it be convenient for me to come round?
- By the time the meal began , the youngest children were getting tired and crotchety .
- I might go to the cinema tomorrow - it depends what time I get home from work .
- The train was empty by the time it reached London.
- The exact time of the accident was 2.43 pm.
- It's time we dug up those potatoes .
- Many politicians argued that this was no time to disarm .
- The submarine dived just in time to avoid the enemy attack .
- Drink up! It's time to go.
- Borrowers are expected to return books on time.
- The announcement came at a bad time.
- Don't be daft - let me pay - you paid last time.
- Every time I ring her, the phone is engaged .
- I fell in love with him the first time I saw him.
- I was embarrassed at the time, but I had a good laugh about it later .
- These coins were used in Roman times.
- My novel is set in the time of the French Revolution.
- I don't suppose we'll find life on Mars in my time.
time noun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the part of existence that is measured in minutes , days , years , etc., or this process considered as a whole
時間
He wants to spend more time with his family . 他想多花時間陪家人。
Time passes so quickly when you're having fun . 玩得高興時，時間過得特別快。
She grew more and more fascinated by the subject as time went on/by. 隨著時間的推移，她對這門學(xué)科越來越著迷。
The curtains have faded over/with time (= as years have gone past). 年深日久，窗簾已經(jīng)褪色了。
You'll forget her in time (= in the future ). 你遲早會忘記她的。
Over the course of time (= as years have gone past), holes have formed in the rock . 隨著歲月的流逝，巖石上出現(xiàn)了洞眼。
When Paula was ill , I took her some magazines to help her pass the time. 葆拉生病時，我給她帶去一些雜志幫她消磨時間。
If you'd taken more time with/over (= spent more time doing) this essay , you could have done it much better . 如果你在這篇文章上多花些時間，本可以寫得好得多。
It takes a long time (= many hours are needed ) to get from London to Sydney. 從倫敦到悉尼要花很長時間。
We'd save time on our journey (= it would be quicker ) if we went by train . 如果我們坐火車去，就會在旅程上節(jié)約時間。
I only worked there for a short period of time. 我只在那兒工作過很短一段時間。
The kitchen clock is gaining /losing time (= is going fast /slow ). 廚房的鐘快／慢了。
My watch has never kept very good time (= been correct ). 我的手表從來都不準(zhǔn)。
?all the time
continuously
不停，一直
I wish you'd stop criticizing me all the time. 我希望你別再沒完沒了地批評我了。
?in no time C1 (also in next to no time)
very quickly or very soon
很快，馬上，立刻
The kids ate their dinner in no time. 孩子們很快吃完了飯。
We'll be home in next to no time. 我們很快就能回到家。
?no time to lose
If you say there is or that you have no time to lose , it means that you must do quickly whatever it is that you want to do.
沒時間耽擱
Come on, there's no time to lose , we have to get home before John finds out. 趕快，沒有時間耽擱了，我們必須在約翰發(fā)現(xiàn)之前趕到家。
?for all time literary
always
總是，永遠(yuǎn)
I will love you for all time. 我會永遠(yuǎn)愛你。
?of all time
that has ever lived or existed
有史以來
She's been called the greatest singer of all time. 她被稱為有史以來最偉大的演唱家。
例句
time noun (SYSTEM)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the system of recording hours used in different parts of the world
（世界各地不同的）計時體系
Greenwich Mean Time 格林尼治標(biāo)準(zhǔn)時間
daylight saving time 夏令時
time noun (TIME AVAILABLE)
an amount of time that you have available to do something
（可以用來做某事的）時間
I don't know how you find time to do all the things you do. 我不知道你是怎么抽出時間做所有這些事情的。
I thought we'd give her a little more time (= allow her more time) to get the job done. 我原以為我們會多給她一點兒時間完成工作。
I'd like to visit all the museums but time is short (= there is little time left ). 所有的博物館我都想?yún)⒂^，可時間不夠。
?have time
If you have time, you have enough time to do something.
有時間
We don't have much time before the train leaves . 在火車發(fā)車之前我們的時間不多了。
Do you have time for a quick drink after work ? 下班后你有沒有時間小酌一杯？
I'd like to learn to sail , but I don't have the time (= I am too busy ). 我想學(xué)駕帆船，可我沒時間。
[ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] I don't have time to go to the shops today. 我今天沒有時間去商店購物。
?waste time
to not make good use of the hours , etc. that you have available
浪費時間
If you'd done your work instead of wasting time on your phone , you'd be finished by now. 如果你當(dāng)時繼續(xù)工作而不是浪費時間玩手機，你現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)完成任務(wù)了。
?run out of time
to not have enough hours , etc. available to finish something you are trying to do
時間不夠
She ran out of time and didn't finish the last question . 她時間不夠，最后一道題沒有答完。
?be (all) out of time
to not have enough minutes , etc. available
沒有足夠的時間
I'd like to continue this discussion but we're all out of time. 我很想繼續(xù)討論，但我們的時間不夠。
?time's up informal
there are no more minutes , hours , etc. available
時間到了
OK, everyone, time's up for this week . 好了，各位，這星期的就到這里。
?time added on
UK (also injury time, stoppage time)
a period of time added to the end of a football match because play was stopped during the game , usually to take care of players who were hurt
（足球比賽）傷停補時階段
His goal in the third minute of time added on sealed the match . 他在比賽傷停補時階段的第三分鐘射進(jìn)一球，決定了比賽的勝利。
time noun (PERIOD)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a particular period of time for which something has been happening , or that is needed for something
一段時間
After a time, it became clear that nobody was interested in coming to the meetings . 過了一陣子，情況變得很明顯，沒有人想來參加會議。
They stayed with us for a short time. 他們跟我們住了很短一段時間。
That was the best restaurant I've been to for/in a long time (= a long period has gone past since I went to such a good restaurant ). 那是我很長一段時間以來去過的最好的飯店。
It was some time ago that I last heard from her. 我最后一次收到她的信已有一段時間了。
We're going on holiday in two weeks ' time (= after two weeks have passed ). 我們過兩周要去度假。
During her time (= while she was) in office , the prime minister introduced a large number of changes . 首相在執(zhí)政期間推行了多項改革。
What do you like doing in your spare /free time (= when you are not working )? 你業(yè)余時間喜歡做什么？
?have/take time off
to stop work , in order to do something else
請假，抽出時間
I asked my boss if I could have some time off (from work ) to go to the dentist . 我問老板我能不能請一會兒假去看牙醫(yī)。
?for a time
for a short period
一些時候，一小段時間
For a time, we all thought that Sheila and Frank would get married . 我們一度都認(rèn)為希拉和弗蘭克會結(jié)婚。
?for some time
for a fairly long period of time
相當(dāng)長一段時間
I've been doing yoga for some time. 我做瑜伽已有一段時間。
?for the time being
for a limited period
暫時，暫且
Leave the ironing for the time being - I'll do it later . 暫且先別燙衣服——我晚些時候來做。
例句
time noun (PARTICULAR POINT)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 單數(shù)名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a particular point in the day , as expressed in hours and minutes or shown on a clock , or a particular point in time
時刻；時間點；鐘點
What time is it? 現(xiàn)在幾點了？
mainly UK "What's the time?" "It's ten o'clock." “現(xiàn)在什么時間？”“10點鐘?！?
What time do you finishwork? 你什么時候完成工作？
Have you got the time? (= Do you know what time it is?) 你知道幾點了嗎？
He's teaching his daughter to tell the time (= to recognize what time it is by looking at a clock ). 他在教女兒看鐘表。
Did you find out the times of the trains to Kiev? 你查到去基輔的火車的發(fā)車時間了嗎？
The estimated time of arrival /departure of this flight is 11.15. 這次航班估計在11點15分到達(dá)／起飛。
mainly UK Oh dear , is that the (right ) time? (= is it really so late?) 哦，天哪，有這么晚了嗎？
We always have dinner at the same time every day . 我們每天總是在同一時間吃晚飯。
I was exhausted by the time (= when) I got home . 我到家時已經(jīng)筋疲力盡了。
When would be a good time for me to call you? 我什么時候給你打電話合適？
"What would be the best time of day for us to deliver the table ?" "Oh, any time will be OK." “我們什么時候送桌子最合適？”“哦，什么時候都行?！?
Today's temperatures will be normal for the time of year (= will be as they are expected to be in this season ). 今天的氣溫會和往年此時的平均氣溫一樣。
Just think , this time (= at the same particular point during) next week we'll be in Aruba. 想想吧，下星期這個時候我們就在阿魯巴島了。
We regret that at the present time (US also at this time) we are unable to supply the products you ordered . 很遺憾，我們現(xiàn)在無法供應(yīng)您訂的貨。
The time is fast drawing near/approaching (= it will soon be the time) when we'll have to make a decision . 我們必須下決心的時刻很快就要到了。
?at the time
at the particular point when something was thought of or done
在當(dāng)時
It seemed like a good idea at the time. 在當(dāng)時這似乎是個好主意。
?at the same time
If two things happen at the same time, they happen together.
在同時
We arrived at the same time. 我們同時到達(dá)。
?at your time of life
at a person's present age
在…的年紀(jì)
At his time of life , he ought to be taking things easy . 他這樣年紀(jì)應(yīng)該享享清福了。
例句
time noun (SUITABLE POINT)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a particular point of the day , year , etc. that is suitable for a particular activity , or at which something is expected to happen
（從事特定活動或某事應(yīng)該發(fā)生的）時間，時候
holiday time 假期
party time 聚會時間
Put your toys away now - it's time for bed . 現(xiàn)在收拾好玩具，該睡覺了。
It's time (that) I was leaving . 我該動身了。
[ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] Is it time (for us) to go home yet ? 該回家了嗎？
This is not the time (= not a suitable moment ) to be thinking about buying a house . 現(xiàn)在不是考慮買房子的時候。
This is no time (= not a suitable moment ) to change your mind . 現(xiàn)在不是你改變主意的時候。
I feel that the time has come (= now is a suitable moment ) for me to move on. 我覺得是我離開的時候了。
The repairs to the road were finished two weeks ahead of time (= sooner than was expected ). 道路維修工程提前兩星期完成了。
Why is it that the buses never run on time (= make their journeys in the expected number of hours , etc.)? 為什么公交車從不準(zhǔn)點？
She's grown old before her time (= sooner than she might have been expected to have done). 她過早地衰老了。
?in time
early enough
及早，及時
I got home just in time - it's starting to rain . 我正好及時趕到家——隨后就開始下雨了。
If we don't hurry up, we won't be in time to catch the train . 如果我們不趕快，就不能及時趕上火車了。
We got there in plenty of time (= we arrived early) for the beginning of the game . 我們比賽前早早地就到了。
?(right/dead/bang) on time informal
happening or done at the particular moment that it was expected to happen or be done
極為準(zhǔn)時
My parents go to the house right on time. 我父母極為準(zhǔn)時地到家。
?ahead of time mainly US
earlier than a particular moment
提前
Let's meet for lunch . I'll call you ahead of time to decide exactly when and where. 我們見面吃個午飯吧。我會提前打電話跟你定時間和地點。
?about time C1informal (also high time)
If it is about time/high time that someone did something, it should have been done sooner or a long time ago.
差不多是時候了；早該（做某事）了
It's about time (that) the school improved its food service . 學(xué)校早該改善膳食服務(wù)了。
It is high time for the critics to open their minds to a new approach . 是到了批評者們對新做法采取開放態(tài)度的時候了。
?about time informal (UK also about time too, not before time)
said when someone does something or something happens that you think should have been done or have happened much sooner
（表示某人早該做某事了或某事早該發(fā)生了）早該如此
"So Ben's finally found a job ." "Yeah, it's about time." “這么說，本終于找到工作了?！薄皩?，早就該找到了?！?
?the time is right/ripe
it is the most suitable moment to do something or for something to happen
時機已經(jīng)成熟
I haven't told him yet , but I will when the time is right . 我目前還沒有告訴他，時機成熟的時候我會的。
She felt the time was right to leave . 她覺得是時候該離開了。
The time is ripe for invest ing in new technology . 投資新技術(shù)的時機成熟了。
例句
time noun (OCCASION)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]an occasion when something happens , or the experience connected with it
次，回；一段經(jīng)歷
The last time we went to Paris, it rained every day . 上一次我們?nèi)グ屠璧臅r候，每天都下雨。
Every time/Each time I ask you to do something you say you're busy . 每次我叫你做事，你都說太忙。
They go swimming three or four times a week . 他們每周去游泳三四次。
There are times when I wish I didn't live where I do. 有時我真希望我不是住在現(xiàn)在的地方。
The four-times champion (= the champion on four occasions in the past) was defeated in the second round. 這名曾4度奪冠的選手在比賽的第二輪就被打敗了。
If I'd known at the time (= then) that she was his former wife , I'd never have said what I did. 我當(dāng)時要是知道她是他前妻的話，我就不會那樣說了。
Sometimes I enjoy my English classes , but at other times I find them really boring . 有時我很喜歡英語課，但有時也感覺很枯燥。
For the umpteenth/hundredth /thousandth time, (= I've told you on many occasions to) stop teasing your sister . 我無數(shù)次／上百次／上千次告訴過你，別再戲弄你妹妹了。
Did you have a bad /good time (= an unpleasant /enjoyable experience ) at the conference ? 你會開得好／不好嗎？
She had an easy /hard time of it (= a comfortable /uncomfortable experience ) with the birth of her second baby . 她生第二個孩子時很順利／艱難。
?from time to time
sometimes, but not often
偶爾，有時
From time to time I still think of her. 我偶爾還會想起她。
?time after time
again and again
一次又一次
Time after time she gets involved in relationships with the wrong men. 她一次次地與不般配的男人陷入情感糾葛。
?time and (time) again
very often
屢次，經(jīng)常
I've told you time and time again - look before you cross the road . 我多次跟你說過——過馬路之前要先看一看。
?at all times
continuously
一直，總是
When you're at the airport , you should make sure you have your luggage with you at all times. 在機場，要把行李一直帶在你身邊。
?at (any) one time (also at a time); (also at any given time)
at or during any particular point or moment in the day
每次；任何時候
Only a certain number of people are allowed in the building at any one time. 該建筑任何時候都只允許一定數(shù)量的人員進(jìn)入。
I'm sorry , but I'm too busy to help you now - I can only do one thing at a time. 對不起，我現(xiàn)在太忙了，不能幫你——我一次只能做一件事。
?at times
sometimes
有時
You can be really annoying at times, you know . 要知道，你有時很令人惱火。
?at any time
ever
在任何時候
Parking is not allowed here at any time. 這里任何時候都不得停車。
?the times UK
on many occasions
多次
The times I've told you, ask before you borrow my clothes . 我已經(jīng)告訴你許多次了，在借用我的衣服之前要先問一聲。
例句
time noun (HISTORICAL PERIOD)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] (also times)a period in history
歷史時期；時代
"A Tale of Two Cities" is set at the time of the French Revolution. 小說《雙城記》是以法國大革命時期為背景的。
In/During medieval times, women thought to be witches were burned at the stake . 中世紀(jì)時期，人們把被認(rèn)為是女巫的女人燒死在火刑柱上。
In times gone by, all crops were harvested by hand . 在過去的時代里，所有的農(nóng)作物都是手工收割的。
Times were hard (= living conditions were not good) when I was a boy . 我小時候日子很艱難。
He is widely regarded as one of the best writers of modern /our times (= the present or very recent past). 人們普遍認(rèn)為他是現(xiàn)代／我們這個時代最優(yōu)秀的作家之一。
I never thought it would happen in my time (= before I died ). 我怎么也想不到這會在我有生之年發(fā)生。
We sat and talked about old times (= things that had happened to us in the past.) 我們坐下來談?wù)撏隆?
Times have changed and many more women now have executive jobs than in the past. 時代已經(jīng)變了，置身高級管理職位的女性數(shù)量比過去多得多了。
?at one time
in the past
過去；一度
At one time, George Eliot lived here. 喬治?艾略特曾一度住在這里。
?ahead of your time (UK also before your time)
having new ideas , opinions , or ways of living long before most other people do
領(lǐng)先時代的，超越時代的
?before sb's time
If something is before your time, it happened or existed before you were born or were old enough to remember it.
在…出生前；在…記事前
I don't remember the Beatles - they were before my time. 我對甲殼蟲樂隊沒有什么印象——那是我出生前的事。
也見 ahead of your time
?time was
said to mean that there was a period in the past when something used to happen or be true
在過去；想當(dāng)年
Time was (when) you could buy a loaf of bread for sixpence . 過去，你花6便士就能買到一條面包。
例句
time noun (RACE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]Your time in a race is the number of minutes , hours , etc. you take to complete it.
（賽跑中所用的）時間
Her time for the marathon was just under three hours . 她的馬拉松成績略低于3小時。
He ran the 100 metres in record time. 他以創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的成績完成了100米賽跑。
time noun (MUSIC)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the number of beats in a bar of music , or the speed at which a piece of music is intended to be played
拍子；節(jié)奏
This piece is written in 4/4 time. 這支曲子是四四拍的。
Small children often have difficulty singing in time with the music (= at the same speed at which the music is being played ). 幼兒唱歌時常常難以與音樂合拍。
It seemed to me as if the violins were playing out of time (= at a different speed from the other instruments playing the same piece of music ). 我覺得小提琴似乎不合拍。
To beat time is to make a regular series of sounds at the same speed as a piece of music is played . 打拍子就是跟著音樂的節(jié)奏制造出一系列有規(guī)律的聲響。
Tapping your foot will help you to keep time (= to play the music at the correct speed ). 用腳輕叩有助于你跟上節(jié)拍。
time noun (PRISON)
?do time informalto spend a period of time in prison
（在監(jiān)獄）服刑
It's not always easy to find a job after you've done time. 出獄后要找到工作可不容易。
time noun (DRINKING)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the particular point in the day at which people who are drinking in a bar in the UK have to finish their drinks and leave
（英國酒吧的）打烊時間
"Time, please !" called the landlord . “對不起，要打烊了，”店主叫道。
Is it time already? 已經(jīng)到打烊的時間了嗎？
習(xí)語
all the time in the worldbehind the times
be pressed for time
change with/keep up with/move with the times
give sb a hard time
give sb the time of day
have a lot of time for sb
have no time for sb
have time to kill
a matter/question of time
更多習(xí)語
there's a time and a place (for everything)
there's no time like the present
time and tide wait for no man
time flies
time hangs heavy
time is money
time is of the essence
time is on sb's side
the time is ripe
the time of your life
have time on your hands
time stands still
(only) time will tell
time's a great healer 返回 time