time
柯林斯词典
- NOUN USES
1. N-UNCOUNT Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years. 时间
...a two-week period of time. …一段为期两周的时间。
Time passed, and still Ma did not appear. 时间一点点过去,可是玛还没有出现。
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. 钟点
"What time is it?"—"Eight o'clock."
“几点了?”—“8点。”
He asked me the time. 他问了我时间。
3. N-COUNT The time when something happens is the point in the day when it happens or is supposed to happen. (某事发生的) 时间
Departure times are 08:15 from Baltimore, and 10:15 from Newark. 从巴尔的摩的出发时间是08:15,从纽瓦克的出发时间是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. (世界某时区的) 时间
The incident happened just after ten o'clock local time. 该事件发生在当地时间刚过10点。
5. N-UNCOUNT You use time to refer to the period that you spend doing something or when something has been happening. 时间 (段)[also 'a' N]
Adam spent a lot of time in his grandfather's office. 亚当在他祖父的办公室里度过了很多时间。
He wouldn't have the time or money to take care of me. 他不会有时间,也没有钱来照看我。
Listen to me, I haven't got much time. 听我说,我没有多少时间。
It's obvious that you need more time to think. 显然你需要更多的时间来思考。
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. (相当长的) 一段时间
He was also for a time an art critic. 他曾有相当长的一段时间是一位艺术评论家。
He stayed for quite a time. 他呆了很长一段时间。
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. (某事发生的) 时期; 时刻
We were in the same college, which was male-only at that time. 我们当时在同一所学院,那时还是男子学院。
By this time he was thirty. 到这时他30岁了。
It was a time of terrible uncertainty. 那是一段非常不确定的时期。
8. N-COUNT You use time or times to talk about a particular period in history or in your life. (历史上或一生中的特殊) 时期
They were hard times and his parents had been struggling to raise their family. 那是困难时期,他的父母一直挣扎着养家糊口。
We'll be alone together, just like old times. 我们会单独在一起,就像过去一样。
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. 时代潮流
This approach is now seriously out of step with the times. 这种方法如今与时代潮流严重脱节。
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. (经历的) 一段时光
Sarah and I had a great time while the kids were away. 萨拉和我在孩子们不在时度过了一段美好的时光。
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. 马丁已开始遭受艾滋病的折磨,他说自己时日不多了。
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. (该做某事的) 合适时候
Opinion polls indicated a feeling among the public that it was time for a change. 民意测验表明,公众觉得该是改变的时候了。
It was time for him to go to work. 该是他去上班的时间了。
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. 每次她坐公共汽车出行时,至少要耽搁3个小时。
14. N-COUNT You use time after numbers to say how often something happens. (表示频率) 次
It was her job to make tea three times a day. 她的任务是每天泡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. 其利润正以快于一般公司4倍的速度增长。
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. 时间 (完成赛跑所用的)
He was over a second faster than his previous best time. 他比自己以前的最好成绩快了一秒多。
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. 为…安排时间
He timed the election to coincide with new measures to boost the economy. 他把选举的时间安排在振兴经济的新措施出台的时候。
I timed our visit for March 7. 我把我们访问时间定在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. 测量…所花的时间
A radar gun timed the speed of the baseball. 一支雷达枪测出了棒球的速度。
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. 该是…的时候了[强调]
It's about time a few movie makers with original ideas were given a chance. 该是给一些有创意的电影制作者一个机会的时候了。
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. 提前弄清楚什么规定适合你的情况。
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. 思想先进
He was indeed ahead of his time in employing women, ex-convicts, and the handicapped. 他的确思想先进,雇用了女性、刑满释放犯和残疾人。
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. 我们不能一直在一起。
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. 把这些鸡蛋打破,一次一个。
6. PHRASE If something could happen at any time, it is possible that it will happen very soon, though nobody can predict exactly when. 在任何时候
Conditions are still very tense and the fighting could escalate at any time. 形势依然很紧张,战斗随时可能升级。
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. 曾经
At one time 400 men, women and children lived in the village. 曾一度有400个男人、女人和儿童住在这个村子。
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. 同时
I was afraid of her, but at the same time I really liked her. 我害怕她,但同时我又实在喜欢她。
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. 我想我一开始就没打算为每张CD设计不同的声音。然而,我确实能感觉到目前什么是对的。
10. PHRASE You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments. 有时
The debate was highly emotional at times. 辩论有时非常情绪化。
11. PHRASE If you say that something will be the case for all time, you mean that it will always be the case. 永远
He promised to love her for all time. 他许诺要永远爱她。
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,目前免疫疗法还处于试验阶段。
13. PHRASE If you do something from time to time, you do it occasionally but not regularly. 不时地
Her daughters visited him from time to time when he was bedridden. 他卧床不起时她的女儿们不时地来探望他。
PHRASE
1. PHRASE If you say that something is the case half the time you mean that it often is the case. 经常[非正式]
Half the time, I don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about. 我常常对他所谈论的没有一丁点儿概念。
2. PHRASE If you are in time for a particular event, you are not too late for it. 及时
I arrived just in time for my flight to Hawaii. 我正好及时赶上飞往夏威夷的航班。
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. 迟早
He would sort out his own problems, in time. 他迟早会解决自己的问题。
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. 她的身体随着音乐节拍摇摆。
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 (几分钟、几天、几周等) 之后
Presidential elections are due to be held in ten days' time. 总统竞选将在10天后如期举行。
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. 我们提早到了那儿参加开幕式。
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. 他会好起来的。以他的年纪,会很快痊愈。
8. PHRASE If you keep time when playing or singing music, you follow or play the beat, without going too fast or too slowly. 按节拍
As he sang he kept time on a small drum. 他唱歌时和着一面小鼓的节拍。
9. PHRASE When you talk about how well a watch or clock keeps time, you are talking about how accurately it measures time. (钟表) 走得准
Some pulsars keep time better than the Earth's most accurate clocks. 有些脉冲星表比地球上最精确的时钟还准。
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. 腾出时间
Before leaving the city, be sure to make time for a shopping trip. 在离开这个城市前,一定要腾出时间购一次物。
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. (旅途耗时) 比预计时间少
They had left early in the morning, on quiet roads, and made good time. 他们一大早就出发了,路上行人稀少,所以旅途花的时间比预期要少。
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. 弥补失去的时光
Five years older than the majority of officers of his same rank, he was determined to make up for lost time. 他比同级别的大多数官员大5岁,他决心弥补自己失去的时光。
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. 当他们想要什么时,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. 有史以来的
"Monopoly" is one of the best-selling games of all time. “大富翁”是有史以来最畅销的游戏之一。
2. PHRASE If you are on time, you are not late. 准时
Don't worry, she'll be on time. 别担心,她会准时的。
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. 只是时间问题
It now seems only a matter of time before they resign. 如今看来,他们辞职只是个时间问题。
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. 消磨时间
Without particular interest and just to pass the time, I read a story. 没有特别的兴趣,只是为了消磨时间,我才读了一篇故事。
5. PHRASE If you say that something will take time, you mean that it will take a long time. 需要很长时间
Change will come, but it will take time. 变化会有的,但需要很长时间。
6. PHRASE If you take your time doing something, you do it slowly and do not hurry. 慢慢地; 不着急
"Take your time," Ted told him. "I'm in no hurry."
“慢慢来,”泰德告诉他说,“我不着急。”
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. 认时间
My four-year-old daughter cannot quite tell the time. 我4岁的女儿不太会看时间。
8. PHRASE If something happens time after time, it happens in a similar way on many occasions. 屡次
Burns had escaped from jail time after time. 伯恩斯屡次越狱逃跑。
9. PHRASE If you say that time flies, you mean that it seems to pass very quickly. 时光飞逝
Time flies when you're having fun. 当你开心的时候,时光飞逝。
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. 必须尽快
He rushed home, realizing there was no time to lose. 他意识到时间紧迫,急忙赶回家去。
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. 时间会证明
Only time will tell whether Broughton's optimism is justified. 只有时间能证明布劳顿的乐观有没有道理。
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. 汤姆立即告诉我他来的原因。
13. time and again→see again
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time /taɪm/ (times)
VERB USES
time /taɪm/ (timing,timed,times)
PHRASES: GROUP 1
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剑桥词典
- 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)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]the part of existence that is measured in minutes , days , years , etc., or this process considered as a whole
时间
He wants to spend more time with his family . 他想多花时间陪家人。
Time passes so quickly when you're having fun . 玩得高兴时,时间过得特别快。
She grew more and more fascinated by the subject as time went on/by. 随着时间的推移,她对这门学科越来越着迷。
The curtains have faded over/with time (= as years have gone past). 年深日久,窗帘已经褪色了。
You'll forget her in time (= in the future ). 你迟早会忘记她的。
Over the course of time (= as years have gone past), holes have formed in the rock . 随着岁月的流逝,岩石上出现了洞眼。
When Paula was ill , I took her some magazines to help her pass the time. 葆拉生病时,我给她带去一些杂志帮她消磨时间。
If you'd taken more time with/over (= spent more time doing) this essay , you could have done it much better . 如果你在这篇文章上多花些时间,本可以写得好得多。
It takes a long time (= many hours are needed ) to get from London to Sydney. 从伦敦到悉尼要花很长时间。
We'd save time on our journey (= it would be quicker ) if we went by train . 如果我们坐火车去,就会在旅程上节约时间。
I only worked there for a short period of time. 我只在那儿工作过很短一段时间。
The kitchen clock is gaining /losing time (= is going fast /slow ). 厨房的钟快/慢了。
My watch has never kept very good time (= been correct ). 我的手表从来都不准。
all the time
continuously
不停,一直
I wish you'd stop criticizing me all the time. 我希望你别再没完没了地批评我了。
in no time C1 (also in next to no time)
very quickly or very soon
很快,马上,立刻
The kids ate their dinner in no time. 孩子们很快吃完了饭。
We'll be home in next to no time. 我们很快就能回到家。
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.
没时间耽搁
Come on, there's no time to lose , we have to get home before John finds out. 赶快,没有时间耽搁了,我们必须在约翰发现之前赶到家。
for all time literary
always
总是,永远
I will love you for all time. 我会永远爱你。
of all time
that has ever lived or existed
有史以来
She's been called the greatest singer of all time. 她被称为有史以来最伟大的演唱家。
例句
time noun (SYSTEM)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]the system of recording hours used in different parts of the world
(世界各地不同的)计时体系
Greenwich Mean Time 格林尼治标准时间
daylight saving time 夏令时
time noun (TIME AVAILABLE)
an amount of time that you have available to do something
(可以用来做某事的)时间
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时间做所有这些事情的。
I thought we'd give her a little more time (= allow her more time) to get the job done. 我原以为我们会多给她一点儿时间完成工作。
I'd like to visit all the museums but time is short (= there is little time left ). 所有的博物馆我都想参观,可时间不够。
have time
If you have time, you have enough time to do something.
有时间
We don't have much time before the train leaves . 在火车发车之前我们的时间不多了。
Do you have time for a quick drink after work ? 下班后你有没有时间小酌一杯?
I'd like to learn to sail , but I don't have the time (= I am too busy ). 我想学驾帆船,可我没时间。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] I don't have time to go to the shops today. 我今天没有时间去商店购物。
waste time
to not make good use of the hours , etc. that you have available
浪费时间
If you'd done your work instead of wasting time on your phone , you'd be finished by now. 如果你当时继续工作而不是浪费时间玩手机,你现在已经完成任务了。
run out of time
to not have enough hours , etc. available to finish something you are trying to do
时间不够
She ran out of time and didn't finish the last question . 她时间不够,最后一道题没有答完。
be (all) out of time
to not have enough minutes , etc. available
没有足够的时间
I'd like to continue this discussion but we're all out of time. 我很想继续讨论,但我们的时间不够。
time's up informal
there are no more minutes , hours , etc. available
时间到了
OK, everyone, time's up for this week . 好了,各位,这星期的就到这里。
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
(足球比赛)伤停补时阶段
His goal in the third minute of time added on sealed the match . 他在比赛伤停补时阶段的第三分钟射进一球,决定了比赛的胜利。
time noun (PERIOD)
[ 单数名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]a particular period of time for which something has been happening , or that is needed for something
一段时间
After a time, it became clear that nobody was interested in coming to the meetings . 过了一阵子,情况变得很明显,没有人想来参加会议。
They stayed with us for a short time. 他们跟我们住了很短一段时间。
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 ). 那是我很长一段时间以来去过的最好的饭店。
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时间了。
We're going on holiday in two weeks ' time (= after two weeks have passed ). 我们过两周要去度假。
During her time (= while she was) in office , the prime minister introduced a large number of changes . 首相在执政期间推行了多项改革。
What do you like doing in your spare /free time (= when you are not working )? 你业余时间喜欢做什么?
have/take time off
to stop work , in order to do something else
请假,抽出时间
I asked my boss if I could have some time off (from work ) to go to the dentist . 我问老板我能不能请一会儿假去看牙医。
for a time
for a short period
一些时候,一小段时间
For a time, we all thought that Sheila and Frank would get married . 我们一度都认为希拉和弗兰克会结婚。
for some time
for a fairly long period of time
相当长一段时间
I've been doing yoga for some time. 我做瑜伽已有一段时间。
for the time being
for a limited period
暂时,暂且
Leave the ironing for the time being - I'll do it later . 暂且先别烫衣服——我晚些时候来做。
例句
time noun (PARTICULAR POINT)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 单数名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]a particular point in the day , as expressed in hours and minutes or shown on a clock , or a particular point in time
时刻;时间点;钟点
What time is it? 现在几点了?
mainly UK "What's the time?" "It's ten o'clock." “现在什么时间?”“10点钟。”
What time do you finishwork? 你什么时候完成工作?
Have you got the time? (= Do you know what time it is?) 你知道几点了吗?
He's teaching his daughter to tell the time (= to recognize what time it is by looking at a clock ). 他在教女儿看钟表。
Did you find out the times of the trains to Kiev? 你查到去基辅的火车的发车时间了吗?
The estimated time of arrival /departure of this flight is 11.15. 这次航班估计在11点15分到达/起飞。
mainly UK Oh dear , is that the (right ) time? (= is it really so late?) 哦,天哪,有这么晚了吗?
We always have dinner at the same time every day . 我们每天总是在同一时间吃晚饭。
I was exhausted by the time (= when) I got home . 我到家时已经筋疲力尽了。
When would be a good time for me to call you? 我什么时候给你打电话合适?
"What would be the best time of day for us to deliver the table ?" "Oh, any time will be OK." “我们什么时候送桌子最合适?”“哦,什么时候都行。”
Today's temperatures will be normal for the time of year (= will be as they are expected to be in this season ). 今天的气温会和往年此时的平均气温一样。
Just think , this time (= at the same particular point during) next week we'll be in Aruba. 想想吧,下星期这个时候我们就在阿鲁巴岛了。
We regret that at the present time (US also at this time) we are unable to supply the products you ordered . 很遗憾,我们现在无法供应您订的货。
The time is fast drawing near/approaching (= it will soon be the time) when we'll have to make a decision . 我们必须下决心的时刻很快就要到了。
at the time
at the particular point when something was thought of or done
在当时
It seemed like a good idea at the time. 在当时这似乎是个好主意。
at the same time
If two things happen at the same time, they happen together.
在同时
We arrived at the same time. 我们同时到达。
at your time of life
at a person's present age
在…的年纪
At his time of life , he ought to be taking things easy . 他这样年纪应该享享清福了。
例句
time noun (SUITABLE POINT)
[ 单数名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]a particular point of the day , year , etc. that is suitable for a particular activity , or at which something is expected to happen
(从事特定活动或某事应该发生的)时间,时候
holiday time 假期
party time 聚会时间
Put your toys away now - it's time for bed . 现在收拾好玩具,该睡觉了。
It's time (that) I was leaving . 我该动身了。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] Is it time (for us) to go home yet ? 该回家了吗?
This is not the time (= not a suitable moment ) to be thinking about buying a house . 现在不是考虑买房子的时候。
This is no time (= not a suitable moment ) to change your mind . 现在不是你改变主意的时候。
I feel that the time has come (= now is a suitable moment ) for me to move on. 我觉得是我离开的时候了。
The repairs to the road were finished two weeks ahead of time (= sooner than was expected ). 道路维修工程提前两星期完成了。
Why is it that the buses never run on time (= make their journeys in the expected number of hours , etc.)? 为什么公交车从不准点?
She's grown old before her time (= sooner than she might have been expected to have done). 她过早地衰老了。
in time
early enough
及早,及时
I got home just in time - it's starting to rain . 我正好及时赶到家——随后就开始下雨了。
If we don't hurry up, we won't be in time to catch the train . 如果我们不赶快,就不能及时赶上火车了。
We got there in plenty of time (= we arrived early) for the beginning of the game . 我们比赛前早早地就到了。
(right/dead/bang) on time informal
happening or done at the particular moment that it was expected to happen or be done
极为准时
My parents go to the house right on time. 我父母极为准时地到家。
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. 我们见面吃个午饭吧。我会提前打电话跟你定时间和地点。
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.
差不多是时候了;早该(做某事)了
It's about time (that) the school improved its food service . 学校早该改善膳食服务了。
It is high time for the critics to open their minds to a new approach . 是到了批评者们对新做法采取开放态度的时候了。
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
(表示某人早该做某事了或某事早该发生了)早该如此
"So Ben's finally found a job ." "Yeah, it's about time." “这么说,本终于找到工作了。”“对,早就该找到了。”
the time is right/ripe
it is the most suitable moment to do something or for something to happen
时机已经成熟
I haven't told him yet , but I will when the time is right . 我目前还没有告诉他,时机成熟的时候我会的。
She felt the time was right to leave . 她觉得是时候该离开了。
The time is ripe for invest ing in new technology . 投资新技术的时机成熟了。
例句
time noun (OCCASION)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]an occasion when something happens , or the experience connected with it
次,回;一段经历
The last time we went to Paris, it rained every day . 上一次我们去巴黎的时候,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,你都说太忙。
They go swimming three or four times a week . 他们每周去游泳三四次。
There are times when I wish I didn't live where I do. 有时我真希望我不是住在现在的地方。
The four-times champion (= the champion on four occasions in the past) was defeated in the second round. 这名曾4度夺冠的选手在比赛的第二轮就被打败了。
If I'd known at the time (= then) that she was his former wife , I'd never have said what I did. 我当时要是知道她是他前妻的话,我就不会那样说了。
Sometimes I enjoy my English classes , but at other times I find them really boring . 有时我很喜欢英语课,但有时也感觉很枯燥。
For the umpteenth/hundredth /thousandth time, (= I've told you on many occasions to) stop teasing your sister . 我无数次/上百次/上千次告诉过你,别再戏弄你妹妹了。
Did you have a bad /good time (= an unpleasant /enjoyable experience ) at the conference ? 你会开得好/不好吗?
She had an easy /hard time of it (= a comfortable /uncomfortable experience ) with the birth of her second baby . 她生第二个孩子时很顺利/艰难。
from time to time
sometimes, but not often
偶尔,有时
From time to time I still think of her. 我偶尔还会想起她。
time after time
again and again
一次又一次
Time after time she gets involved in relationships with the wrong men. 她一次次地与不般配的男人陷入情感纠葛。
time and (time) again
very often
屡次,经常
I've told you time and time again - look before you cross the road . 我多次跟你说过——过马路之前要先看一看。
at all times
continuously
一直,总是
When you're at the airport , you should make sure you have your luggage with you at all times. 在机场,要把行李一直带在你身边。
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;任何时候
Only a certain number of people are allowed in the building at any one time. 该建筑任何时候都只允许一定数量的人员进入。
I'm sorry , but I'm too busy to help you now - I can only do one thing at a time. 对不起,我现在太忙了,不能帮你——我一次只能做一件事。
at times
sometimes
有时
You can be really annoying at times, you know . 要知道,你有时很令人恼火。
at any time
ever
在任何时候
Parking is not allowed here at any time. 这里任何时候都不得停车。
the times UK
on many occasions
多次
The times I've told you, ask before you borrow my clothes . 我已经告诉你许多次了,在借用我的衣服之前要先问一声。
例句
time noun (HISTORICAL PERIOD)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] (also times)a period in history
历史时期;时代
"A Tale of Two Cities" is set at the time of the French Revolution. 小说《双城记》是以法国大革命时期为背景的。
In/During medieval times, women thought to be witches were burned at the stake . 中世纪时期,人们把被认为是女巫的女人烧死在火刑柱上。
In times gone by, all crops were harvested by hand . 在过去的时代里,所有的农作物都是手工收割的。
Times were hard (= living conditions were not good) when I was a boy . 我小时候日子很艰难。
He is widely regarded as one of the best writers of modern /our times (= the present or very recent past). 人们普遍认为他是现代/我们这个时代最优秀的作家之一。
I never thought it would happen in my time (= before I died ). 我怎么也想不到这会在我有生之年发生。
We sat and talked about old times (= things that had happened to us in the past.) 我们坐下来谈论往事。
Times have changed and many more women now have executive jobs than in the past. 时代已经变了,置身高级管理职位的女性数量比过去多得多了。
at one time
in the past
过去;一度
At one time, George Eliot lived here. 乔治‧艾略特曾一度住在这里。
ahead of your time (UK also before your time)
having new ideas , opinions , or ways of living long before most other people do
领先时代的,超越时代的
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…记事前
I don't remember the Beatles - they were before my time. 我对甲壳虫乐队没有什么印象——那是我出生前的事。
也见 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
在过去;想当年
Time was (when) you could buy a loaf of bread for sixpence . 过去,你花6便士就能买到一条面包。
例句
time noun (RACE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]Your time in a race is the number of minutes , hours , etc. you take to complete it.
(赛跑中所用的)时间
Her time for the marathon was just under three hours . 她的马拉松成绩略低于3小时。
He ran the 100 metres in record time. 他以创纪录的成绩完成了100米赛跑。
time noun (MUSIC)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]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;节奏
This piece is written in 4/4 time. 这支曲子是四四拍的。
Small children often have difficulty singing in time with the music (= at the same speed at which the music is being played ). 幼儿唱歌时常常难以与音乐合拍。
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 ). 我觉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 . 打拍子就是跟着音乐的节奏制造出一系列有规律的声响。
Tapping your foot will help you to keep time (= to play the music at the correct speed ). 用脚轻叩有助于你跟上节拍。
time noun (PRISON)
do time informalto spend a period of time in prison
(在监狱)服刑
It's not always easy to find a job after you've done time. 出狱后要找到工作可不容易。
time noun (DRINKING)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]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
(英国酒吧的)打烊时间
"Time, please !" called the landlord . “对不起,要打烊了,”店主叫道。
Is it time already? 已经到打烊的时间了吗?
习语
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
更多习语
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