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time[taim]n. 1 (一段)时间;时;[T-](拟人)时间老人:after a time过了一段时间save both time and labour既省时间又省劳力time and space时间和空间It's only a matter of time.那只是时间早晚而已.Time softens memories.时间冲淡记忆.Time flies.光阴似箭.Father Time时间老人stand the test of time经受时间的考验Time is up.时间到了.(指限定的时间已到,必须结束) 2 时候;时刻;时令:What is the time?(或What time is it?)现在几点钟?It's time for lunch.午饭时候到了.It is time for us to start.(或It is time we started.)我们该动身了.The trains leave at stated times.列车按规定时刻开出.Summer is the time of hot weather.夏天是天气炎热的季节.at flowering time开花时节 3 时机,机会:lose no time in doing sth.不失时机地做某事Now is your time.现在你的机会来了. 4 [常作times](历史)时期;时世,时代;时势;境况;[the time(s) ]当代:in time of war在战时in time of peace在和平时期holiday time假期in times of economic crisis在经济危机时期Times are hard.时世艰难.(或:日子很不好过.)The times are different.时代不同了.in ancient (modern) times在古(近)代Lincoln's time林肯时代have an easy time (of it)日子过得舒坦自在What a time you'll have doing that!干那种事可够你受的.one of the most important issues of the time当代最重大的问题之一 5 生活期;死期;学徒期;服役期;产期;刑期;<英>(酒店等的)营业时间,打烊时间;<美>【体】比赛时限,暂停:The house will last my time.这房屋在我有生之年将保持完好.His time is close at hand.他死期已近.She is near her time.她快分娩了.be serving one's time正在当学徒(或服刑)Time now,please,ladies and gents!女士们,先生们,对不起,要打烊了.The umpire called time.裁判叫暂停. 6 次,回:several times数次for the first (last) time第一(最后一)次this (last,next) time这(上,下)次six times running接连六次I've told you a dozen times.我已告诉过你许多次了.There were times when I didn't know what to do.有几次我真不知怎么办. 7 [times]倍:four times as long as是…的四倍长;比…长三倍three times the size of等于…的三倍大ten times easier(或as easy)容易十倍Five times six is(或are) thirty.五(乘)六得三十. 8 进行速度,节奏;【音】拍子,速度,节拍:go at double time用加倍的速度进行;跑步前进beat time打拍子keep time合着拍子唱(或跳)waltz (march) time圆舞曲(进行曲)节拍 9 [Times][用于报刊名]时报:The New York Times《纽约时报》(美国)The Times《泰晤士报》(英国) 10 (规定的)工作时间;占用时间;空余时间;所需时间;合适时间:make up time补足工作时间The runner's time was 11 seconds.这位赛跑运动员的成绩是11秒.the flying time from New York to London从纽约飞往伦敦所需的时间 11 计时工资(率);(离职前的)最后一次工资:ask for one's time要求领取应得(或最后一次)工资I get double time for Sundays.我星期天加班有双倍工资.
vt. 1 安排…的时间;为…择时:The train is timed to leave at 3 p.m.火车定于下午3点开出.time the assault选择攻击时间a well-timed action时机恰当的行动 2 测定…的时间;记录…的时间:time a race (horse)测定赛跑(马跑)的时间The runner was timed at 50.45 sec.这名赛跑运动员的成绩被测定为50.45秒. 3 定…的速度(或节拍);使合拍:The conductor timed the performance admirably.乐队指挥把演奏的速度处理得非常出色.time one's steps to the music合着音乐的拍子跳舞 4 拨准;调整:time one's watch with another's同别人对表
vi.(与…)合拍(with);打拍子
adj. 1 时间(方面)的:time coordination时间上的协同time sense时间意识 2 记录时间的:a time register记时器 3 定时发火的,定时爆炸的:a time fuze定时引信 4 定期的:a time bill【商】期票a time loan定期贷款 5 <美>分期(付款)的:a time payment分期付款a time purchase分期付款购买 |