单词 | time-honoured |
释义 | time-honouredWord family adjectivetimedtimelesstimelytimeoustime-consumingtime-honouredtime-lapsetime-wornadverbtimelesslytimeouslynountimelessnesstimelinesstimertimingtimisttime bombtime capsuletimecardtime clocktimeframetimekeepertimekeepingtime lagtime limittimelinetime machinetime outtimepiecetime-savingtimescaletimeservertimesharetime-sharingtime sheettime signaltime signaturetimestamptime switchtimetabletime warptime zonetime ˈtime-ˌhonoured British EnglishBrE, time-honored American EnglishAmE adjectiveadj LONG TIME[only before noun] a time-honoured method or custom is one that has existed for a long time 〔方法、习俗等〕古老的,历史悠久的 Sharon became involved with music in the time-honoured fashion – through her family. 莎伦是通过家庭熏陶这一传统的方式走上音乐道路的。 Examples from the Corpus time-honoured• In time-honoured fashion, the wisest fortune-tellers are blind.• Sometimes they echo time-honoured memories of widespread flooding in the region following the end of the last ice age.• Made by time-honoured methods, Edam is high in protein, vitamins and minerals.• Headquarters motivates managers to meet targets in time-honoured style: carrot and stick.• Called to attend at 10.15 in the morning, we started in the time-honoured way of civilization with a coffee break.• Perfect control Hairspray is a time-honoured way to hold your hair in place. in the time-honoured fashion• Other humans who visited the site, however, were promptly attacked in the time-honoured fashion. |
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