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timed

UK //taɪmd//US //taɪmd//

词源

源自中古英语 timen(安排时间),与古英语 tīma(时间)同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 *tīmô。

adjective

❶ 指某事被安排或控制在特定时间范围内进行的,常用于描述有计划的时间安排或限制。

“The test is timed, so you need to answer quickly.”

(这次考试是限时的,所以你需要快速作答。)

“She set a timed reminder for her meeting.”

(她为会议设置了定时提醒。)

同义词:scheduled, regulated, clocked

verb

❶ 指测量或记录某事发生所需的时间,常用于运动、实验等场景。

“They timed his sprint at 9.8 seconds.”

(他们测出他的短跑时间为9.8秒。)

“She carefully timed the boiling of the eggs.”

(她仔细计算了煮鸡蛋的时间。)

同义词:measured, recorded, calculated

常见短语

well-timed — 形容某件事在恰到好处的时机发生或完成,通常带来积极效果。

“Her well-timed joke lightened the mood.”

(她恰到好处的玩笑缓和了气氛。)

timed out — 指因超过规定时间而自动终止或失效,常见于计算机和竞赛场景。

“The system logged me out because I timed out.”

(系统因超时自动将我登出。)