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time

UK //taɪm//US //taɪm//

词源

源自古英语'tīma',与古诺尔斯语'tími'同源,最初指'时间段'或'合适的时间'。

noun

❶ 指持续的过程或特定的时刻,用来衡量事件发生的先后顺序或间隔长短的概念。

“What time is it now?”

(现在几点了?)

“Time flies when you're having fun.”

(当你玩得开心时,时间过得飞快。)

❶ 指特定的时期或时代,常用于描述历史阶段或个人经历的重要阶段。

“The Victorian times were known for strict social rules.”

(维多利亚时代以严格的社会规范著称。)

“College was the best time of my life.”

(大学是我一生中最美好的时光。)

同义词:period, era, duration, moment

verb

❶ 安排或测量某事发生的时间,通常用于体育比赛或科学实验等需要精确计时的场合。

“The runner was timed at 9.58 seconds for the 100 meters.”

(这名短跑选手的100米成绩被计时为9.58秒。)

“She timed her arrival perfectly to meet the guests.”

(她完美地计算了到达时间以迎接客人。)

同义词:schedule, measure, coordinate

常见短语

in time — 表示及时或在某个截止时间之前完成某事,强调没有迟到。

“We arrived just in time for the movie.”

(我们刚好赶上电影开场。)

on time — 表示按照预定或约定的时间准时发生,强调守时性。

“The meeting started right on time.”

(会议准时开始。)

time after time — 表示反复多次地发生同样的事情,带有重复和持续的含义。

“Time after time, he made the same mistake.”

(他一次又一次地犯同样的错误。)