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nounverb 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。 They say that time heals all wounds. 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？ (British English) What time do you make it? 你说现在几点了？ (North American English) 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。 (British English) Can she tell the time yet (= say what time it is by looking at a clock)? 她会看钟表了吗？ (North American English) 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。 Greenwich Mean Time格林尼治平时 6 o’clock local time当地时间 6 点钟 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。 time (to do something) I think it's time to go to bed. 我想该睡觉了。 This is hardly the time to discuss politics. time (for something) It's time for lunch. 午餐时间到了。 time (that)… 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。 Have I called at a bad time? Shall I call back later? The promotion came at just the right time for me. We stock six different beers at any one time. 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！ We got to the airport with time to spare. 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。 Sorry, I can’t spare the time. 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。 I don’t want to take up too much of your precious time. What’s the hurry? We have all the time in the world. His injuries will take a long time to heal. 他的伤需要很长一段时间才能好。 Did you have to wait a long time to see the doctor? 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。 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 the politician who promised ‘peace in our time’ 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。 Every time I hear that song I feel happy. 我每次听到那首歌都感到很愉快。 It doesn't matter if you don't win every time (= every time you play). 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？ (especially North American English) 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。 (formal) At no time did I give my consent to the plan. 我从未同意过这项计划。 This is the first time (that) I’ve been to London.这是我第一次到伦敦。 This is the first time for me to go to London.That was the last time (that) I saw her.那是我最后一次见她。 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。 Mike and I shared some really good times. 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 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。 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。 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。 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。 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！ 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。 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。 He can be really bad-tempered at times. 他有的时候脾气可真坏。 The rain will become heavy at times in the afternoon. She beat time with her fingers. 她用手指打拍子。 ‘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。 He’s been living on borrowed time ever since his last heart attack. According to the latest opinion polls, the government is living on borrowed time. He decided to bide his time until he got an opportunity to talk to her alone. The negotiators kept the gunman talking to buy time for the hostages. I've had a devil of a job finding you. 我费了九牛二虎之力才找到你。 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。 From that day forth she gave me endless friendship and encouragement. She has to work at weekends from time to time. 她偶尔周末还得工作。 They really gave me a hard time at the interview. 面试时他们确实是在难为我。 We don't go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! 我们不常出去。我宁愿坐在电视机前安安静静地过一夜！ He’s had an easy time of it since he married Lucy. I've always had a lot of time for Mary. I have no time for lazy people like Steve. 我讨厌像史蒂夫这样的懒汉。 He’s had a thin time of it since losing his job. The kids had a whale of a time at the theme park. It is possible that in the course of time a cure for cancer will be found. 治疗癌症的方法终有一天能找到。 I have no doubt that she’ll tell us in the fullness of time. Be patient, Emily! All in good time. 埃米莉，别急！快好了。 They escaped from the smoke-filled house just in the nick of time. The kids will be leaving home in no time. 孩子们很快就要离开家了。 He always does the work, but in his own sweet time. 工作他总是在做，但只在自己高兴的时候做。 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。 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 somebody's life). 救护车及时赶到那里。 It's about time you cleaned your room! 你该打扫自己的房间了！ It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software. 他们推出自己的软件只是个时间问题。 We killed time playing cards. 我们打纸牌消磨时间。 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。 I’ll have to work hard now to make up for lost time. I'm just marking time in this job—I'm hoping to get into journalism. 我干这件工作只是在等待时机，我希望能从事新闻工作。 Many complained that the Royal Family had failed to move with the times. 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。 Nine times out of ten she gives the right answer. 她的答案十有八九是对的。 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。 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。 Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. 从前，有一位美丽的公主。 Getting food to the starving refugees is now a race against time. The increasing number of people owning guns is an alarming sign of the times. I don't know if he'll get better. We're just taking it one day at a time. 我不知道他还能不能好转，我们只有过一天算一天。 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！ 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。 We get time and a half on Sundays. 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 was when you could go for a walk in the country and not see another person for miles. 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。 A great deal of time has been spent on developing this software. 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。 At one time Mary was my best friend. At the time of writing, a ceasefire is under discussion. 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。 Can he tell the time yet? Check the programme ahead of time. De Niro makes the most of limited screen time. Do you have time for a chat? Do you need more time? Every time I hear that song I feel happy. 我每次听到那首歌都感到很愉快。 Finishing the book was a race against time. For the first time in history, more than half of us now live in cities. Get to the airport in good time. Have you lived abroad for any length of time? He can be rather moody at times. He completed the course in record time. He lived at the time of the Civil War. He put all his time into the show. He surfs the Internet for hours at a time. He’d been thinking about quitting his job for quite some time. Her parents died a long time ago. 她的父母很早以前就去世了。 Her skills improved with time. Hot water is available at all times. How time flies! I can certainly do the job if you give me time. I can never find time to write letters. I can remember the first time I met her. I didn’t finish the test—I ran out of time. 我没答完试卷，我的时间不够了。 I had no time to think. I hope to spend more time with my family. I lived there for a time. I told her not to do it for the umpteenth time. I’ll be back in ten minutes’ time. I’m determined to pass this time. I’ve told you countless times. Is this an appropriate time to discuss my salary? It helps to pass the time. It took her a long time to read the report. It was a fun time for us girls. It was only a matter of time before someone tried to kill him. It’s a sign of the times when sports stars earn more than movie stars. It’s time for a break. Kelly played guitar and everyone clapped their hands in time. Let me just check the time. Mr Curtis was the manager in my time. 我在那里工作时，柯蒂斯先生是经理。 My watch keeps good time. Next time you’re here let’s have lunch together. 下次你到这里来，咱们一起吃午饭。 Not knowing what to do, she played for time by going to the bathroom. Perceptions change over time. 观念随着时间的流逝而变化。 She clocked up one of the fastest times of the year. She devotes all her spare time to gardening. She spends much of her time reading. She’ll have gone by the time we get there. Sorry, your time is up. Take your time. The Beatles were before my time. The attacks were launched at 9 p.m. local time. The chairlift can take four people at a time. The changing seasons mark the passing of time. 寒来暑往，斗转星移。 The coach plans to give younger players more playing time. The leaves start to turn red at this time of (the) year. The letter was in my pocket all the time. 这信一直就在我的口袋里。 The origins of this custom are lost in the mists of time. The plane took off an hour behind time. The play takes us back in time to the 1940s. The time is ripe for revolution. The trains are rarely on time. The world exists in time and space. There are extra buses at peak times. There is a long lead time between order and delivery of the product. There’s less traffic at this time of day. They didn’t allow much time for discussion. They were clapping in time to the music. This doesn’t leave much time for us to get ready. This time tomorrow I’ll be in Canada. 明天这个时候我就在加拿大了。 This would be a bad time to tell her. Time drags in this job. Time heals all wounds. Time was when we never needed to lock our house at night. 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。 We got home in time to see the end of the game. We had a great time at the party. We had everything worked out ahead of time. We had to wait some time before the bus arrived. We have no time to lose. 我们不能耽误时间了！ We need to fix a time for the next meeting. We will discuss this matter later, if time permits. We’ll have to bide our time until the rain stops. We’re wasting precious time. What a waste of time! 太浪费时间了！ What are you doing out of bed at this time of night? What time do you make it? 你说现在几点了？ Where does the time go? You would save time with a dishwasher. You’ll feel differently about it when the time comes. 到时候你就会有不同的感受了。 You’ll get used to the work in time. Your time will come. in times of trouble measures to reduce waiting times the greatest footballer of all time the movie’s two-hour running time three times out of ten travel through time two hours behind Central European Time At no time did I give my consent to the plan. 我从未同意过这项计划。 Clap your hands to keep time. 拍手以保持节奏。 Have I called at a bad time? He failed the test three times. How many times 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 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。 I think it’s time to go to bed. 我想该睡觉了。 It’s time the kids were in bed. 孩子们该睡觉了。 She always plays in/out of time. The Industrial Revolution took place in Victorian times. The early morning is the best time of day. 清晨是一天最好的时光。 The rise in gun sales is an alarming sign of the times. The train arrived right on time. 火车准点到达。 The violence of our times is nothing new. There were times—sometimes whole weeks—when I thought it wasn’t worth trying to complete the project. Try and dance in time to the music. 要跟上音乐的节奏跳舞。 We stopped for a well-earned rest. 我们停下来作个应有的休息。 Let’s take a break. 咱们休息一会儿吧。 The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 药物暂时缓解了疼痛。 Take time out to relax by the pool.去游泳池边歇一歇吧。 This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。 time something (for something) 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。” time something to do something 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。 time something (at something) The winner was timed at 20.4 seconds. 获胜者用的时间为 20.4 秒。 ‘How long does it take to get to Leeds from here?’ ‘I don’t know, I’ve never timed it.’ time how long… 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。 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 The meeting is timed for 3 o’clock. The schedule must be carefully timed. The show is timed to coincide with the launch of her new book. This campaign is well timed. We had timed our arrival to perfection. a beautifully timed entrance ‘I hope we’re not too early?’ ‘No, you couldn’t have timed it better!’ Publication of the book was timed to coincide with his 70th birthday celebrations. The request was badly timed. |