Definition of time-server in English:

time-server

noun

1A person who makes very little effort at work because they are waiting to leave or retire.
（离职或退休前）得过且过的人
giving a man job security turns him into a time-server
Example sentencesExamples
- He pours derision on those who were well rewarded time-servers under Stalinism and now present themselves as heroic freedom fighters in the ‘Daily Telegraph’.
- These are people who long ago recognised that the time-servers of the existing political parties had nothing for them and their passions.
- They have been replaced, often, with municipal time-servers.
- The school campaigners saw that this was dominated by a few senior hacks, time-servers who have earned their recently doubled expenses through loyal voting records.
- The place seemed to be full of time-servers and charlatans of one sort and another, and I just didn't get on with it.
- In the story, he presents himself at India House as a candidate for the Indian diplomatic service and is humiliated by a series of lackeys and time-servers.
- Forty years ago, academic time-servers could expect to move up through the ranks as a matter of course.
- That said, a long-serving backbencher who never asks the government anything is probably a strong hint that they are a talentless time-server.
- Private investigators are infiltrating Scottish firms to identify ambitious high-flyers and talentless time-servers for companies planning takeovers.
- ‘Government is frequently disparaged as an inefficient bureaucratic maze serving the interests of officeholders and time-servers rather than of the public,’ he wrote.
- Prime ministers have been mostly puppets, elderly time-servers who give a higher priority to loyalty, secrecy and consensus than to principle, debate and leadership.
- Both men are time-servers who, at a single nod from the conqueror, will sink into primitive obscurity.
- Though some sneered at him as a time-server and trimmer, it is extraordinary that a man could live in such turbulent times and win such widespread praise.
- It is often said that the smartest unionists and staffers don't want to sit in Parliament so that is where the duds and time-servers finish up.
- It is run by real journalists rather than UN time-servers.
- The FBI, another supposed pillar of power, had sharp and dedicated agents around the country but their warnings were ignored by time-servers in Washington.
- If public institutions, from schools to government agencies, are really going to improve, we've got to be able to get rid of the time-servers and incompetents.
- If the only way to get ahead in a big organization is to toe the line, then you'll end up with a stolid stratum of cautious time-servers.
- He is a time-server, the perfect Lieutenant Governor.
- The daily political press is filled with more than a few time-servers and many more who have difficulty seeing beyond the narrow minutiae of what they're covering or the iron chains of conventional wisdom.
2A person who changes their views to suit the prevailing circumstances or fashion.
随波逐流的人；趋炎附势的人
they were replaced with loyal time-servers
Example sentencesExamples
- Let me make a prediction: the only change that will happen is that the current third rate time-servers will, instead of being appointed, be able to claim a democratic mandate, based on a turn out in the low twenties.
- On his rise through the administrative hierarchy he had acquired the reputation of a slippery time-server with naked ambitions.
Synonyms
equivocator, trimmer, Vicar of Bray
hypocrite, Janus, double-dealer, snake in the grass
sycophant, toady, crawler, fawner, truckler, groveller, kowtower, minion, hanger-on, leech, puppet, spaniel
informal bootlicker, yes-man
rare tergiversator
3Computing
A server that distributes synchronized time information to all members of a network.
〔计算机〕时间服务器

Derivatives

time-serving

adjective ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvɪŋ

Hove's incandescent anger and contempt for the lies and platitudes of the time-serving politicians, opposition as well as government, burns off the page.
Example sentencesExamples
- A culture of low trust and high control produces low autonomy, risk-averse, time-serving behaviour.
- Do you think he is doing any better than the 19 of his time-serving, unaccountable colleagues?
- Most of our countries have entrenched establishments of shortsighted, time-serving, often corrupt politicians.
- To say that the two communities lived in peace and amity would be a generalization, which time-serving politicians like very much.
Synonyms
equivocating, shifting, trimming, temporizing, shuffling
hypocritical, two-faced, double-dealing, treacherous, perfidious
sycophantic, servile, subservient, deferential, obsequious, grovelling, toadying
rare tergiversating

Definition of time-server in US English:

time-server

nountaɪm ˈsərvərtīm ˈsərvər

1A person who makes very little effort at work because they are waiting to leave or retire.
（离职或退休前）得过且过的人
giving a man job security turns him into a time-server
Example sentencesExamples
- Prime ministers have been mostly puppets, elderly time-servers who give a higher priority to loyalty, secrecy and consensus than to principle, debate and leadership.
- If the only way to get ahead in a big organization is to toe the line, then you'll end up with a stolid stratum of cautious time-servers.
- It is run by real journalists rather than UN time-servers.
- These are people who long ago recognised that the time-servers of the existing political parties had nothing for them and their passions.
- He pours derision on those who were well rewarded time-servers under Stalinism and now present themselves as heroic freedom fighters in the ‘Daily Telegraph’.
- The FBI, another supposed pillar of power, had sharp and dedicated agents around the country but their warnings were ignored by time-servers in Washington.
- The school campaigners saw that this was dominated by a few senior hacks, time-servers who have earned their recently doubled expenses through loyal voting records.
- It is often said that the smartest unionists and staffers don't want to sit in Parliament so that is where the duds and time-servers finish up.
- ‘Government is frequently disparaged as an inefficient bureaucratic maze serving the interests of officeholders and time-servers rather than of the public,’ he wrote.
- Private investigators are infiltrating Scottish firms to identify ambitious high-flyers and talentless time-servers for companies planning takeovers.
- In the story, he presents himself at India House as a candidate for the Indian diplomatic service and is humiliated by a series of lackeys and time-servers.
- The daily political press is filled with more than a few time-servers and many more who have difficulty seeing beyond the narrow minutiae of what they're covering or the iron chains of conventional wisdom.
- Though some sneered at him as a time-server and trimmer, it is extraordinary that a man could live in such turbulent times and win such widespread praise.
- Both men are time-servers who, at a single nod from the conqueror, will sink into primitive obscurity.
- Forty years ago, academic time-servers could expect to move up through the ranks as a matter of course.
- He is a time-server, the perfect Lieutenant Governor.
- That said, a long-serving backbencher who never asks the government anything is probably a strong hint that they are a talentless time-server.
- They have been replaced, often, with municipal time-servers.
- The place seemed to be full of time-servers and charlatans of one sort and another, and I just didn't get on with it.
- If public institutions, from schools to government agencies, are really going to improve, we've got to be able to get rid of the time-servers and incompetents.
2A person who changes their views to suit the prevailing circumstances or fashion.
随波逐流的人；趋炎附势的人
they were replaced with loyal time-servers
Example sentencesExamples
- Let me make a prediction: the only change that will happen is that the current third rate time-servers will, instead of being appointed, be able to claim a democratic mandate, based on a turn out in the low twenties.
- On his rise through the administrative hierarchy he had acquired the reputation of a slippery time-server with naked ambitions.
Synonyms
equivocator, trimmer, vicar of bray
3Computing
A server that distributes synchronized time information to all members of a network.
〔计算机〕时间服务器

单词	time-server
释义	Definition of time-server in English: time-server noun 1A person who makes very little effort at work because they are waiting to leave or retire. （离职或退休前）得过且过的人 giving a man job security turns him into a time-server Example sentencesExamples He pours derision on those who were well rewarded time-servers under Stalinism and now present themselves as heroic freedom fighters in the ‘Daily Telegraph’. These are people who long ago recognised that the time-servers of the existing political parties had nothing for them and their passions. They have been replaced, often, with municipal time-servers. The school campaigners saw that this was dominated by a few senior hacks, time-servers who have earned their recently doubled expenses through loyal voting records. The place seemed to be full of time-servers and charlatans of one sort and another, and I just didn't get on with it. In the story, he presents himself at India House as a candidate for the Indian diplomatic service and is humiliated by a series of lackeys and time-servers. Forty years ago, academic time-servers could expect to move up through the ranks as a matter of course. That said, a long-serving backbencher who never asks the government anything is probably a strong hint that they are a talentless time-server. Private investigators are infiltrating Scottish firms to identify ambitious high-flyers and talentless time-servers for companies planning takeovers. ‘Government is frequently disparaged as an inefficient bureaucratic maze serving the interests of officeholders and time-servers rather than of the public,’ he wrote. Prime ministers have been mostly puppets, elderly time-servers who give a higher priority to loyalty, secrecy and consensus than to principle, debate and leadership. Both men are time-servers who, at a single nod from the conqueror, will sink into primitive obscurity. Though some sneered at him as a time-server and trimmer, it is extraordinary that a man could live in such turbulent times and win such widespread praise. It is often said that the smartest unionists and staffers don't want to sit in Parliament so that is where the duds and time-servers finish up. It is run by real journalists rather than UN time-servers. The FBI, another supposed pillar of power, had sharp and dedicated agents around the country but their warnings were ignored by time-servers in Washington. If public institutions, from schools to government agencies, are really going to improve, we've got to be able to get rid of the time-servers and incompetents. If the only way to get ahead in a big organization is to toe the line, then you'll end up with a stolid stratum of cautious time-servers. He is a time-server, the perfect Lieutenant Governor. The daily political press is filled with more than a few time-servers and many more who have difficulty seeing beyond the narrow minutiae of what they're covering or the iron chains of conventional wisdom. 2A person who changes their views to suit the prevailing circumstances or fashion. 随波逐流的人；趋炎附势的人 they were replaced with loyal time-servers Example sentencesExamples Let me make a prediction: the only change that will happen is that the current third rate time-servers will, instead of being appointed, be able to claim a democratic mandate, based on a turn out in the low twenties. On his rise through the administrative hierarchy he had acquired the reputation of a slippery time-server with naked ambitions. Synonyms equivocator, trimmer, Vicar of Bray hypocrite, Janus, double-dealer, snake in the grass sycophant, toady, crawler, fawner, truckler, groveller, kowtower, minion, hanger-on, leech, puppet, spaniel informal bootlicker, yes-man rare tergiversator 3Computing A server that distributes synchronized time information to all members of a network. 〔计算机〕时间服务器 Derivatives time-serving adjective ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvɪŋ Hove's incandescent anger and contempt for the lies and platitudes of the time-serving politicians, opposition as well as government, burns off the page. Example sentencesExamples A culture of low trust and high control produces low autonomy, risk-averse, time-serving behaviour. Do you think he is doing any better than the 19 of his time-serving, unaccountable colleagues? Most of our countries have entrenched establishments of shortsighted, time-serving, often corrupt politicians. To say that the two communities lived in peace and amity would be a generalization, which time-serving politicians like very much. Synonyms equivocating, shifting, trimming, temporizing, shuffling hypocritical, two-faced, double-dealing, treacherous, perfidious sycophantic, servile, subservient, deferential, obsequious, grovelling, toadying rare tergiversating Definition of time-server in US English: time-server nountaɪm ˈsərvərtīm ˈsərvər 1A person who makes very little effort at work because they are waiting to leave or retire. （离职或退休前）得过且过的人 giving a man job security turns him into a time-server Example sentencesExamples Prime ministers have been mostly puppets, elderly time-servers who give a higher priority to loyalty, secrecy and consensus than to principle, debate and leadership. If the only way to get ahead in a big organization is to toe the line, then you'll end up with a stolid stratum of cautious time-servers. It is run by real journalists rather than UN time-servers. These are people who long ago recognised that the time-servers of the existing political parties had nothing for them and their passions. He pours derision on those who were well rewarded time-servers under Stalinism and now present themselves as heroic freedom fighters in the ‘Daily Telegraph’. The FBI, another supposed pillar of power, had sharp and dedicated agents around the country but their warnings were ignored by time-servers in Washington. The school campaigners saw that this was dominated by a few senior hacks, time-servers who have earned their recently doubled expenses through loyal voting records. It is often said that the smartest unionists and staffers don't want to sit in Parliament so that is where the duds and time-servers finish up. ‘Government is frequently disparaged as an inefficient bureaucratic maze serving the interests of officeholders and time-servers rather than of the public,’ he wrote. Private investigators are infiltrating Scottish firms to identify ambitious high-flyers and talentless time-servers for companies planning takeovers. In the story, he presents himself at India House as a candidate for the Indian diplomatic service and is humiliated by a series of lackeys and time-servers. The daily political press is filled with more than a few time-servers and many more who have difficulty seeing beyond the narrow minutiae of what they're covering or the iron chains of conventional wisdom. Though some sneered at him as a time-server and trimmer, it is extraordinary that a man could live in such turbulent times and win such widespread praise. Both men are time-servers who, at a single nod from the conqueror, will sink into primitive obscurity. Forty years ago, academic time-servers could expect to move up through the ranks as a matter of course. He is a time-server, the perfect Lieutenant Governor. That said, a long-serving backbencher who never asks the government anything is probably a strong hint that they are a talentless time-server. They have been replaced, often, with municipal time-servers. The place seemed to be full of time-servers and charlatans of one sort and another, and I just didn't get on with it. If public institutions, from schools to government agencies, are really going to improve, we've got to be able to get rid of the time-servers and incompetents. 2A person who changes their views to suit the prevailing circumstances or fashion. 随波逐流的人；趋炎附势的人 they were replaced with loyal time-servers Example sentencesExamples Let me make a prediction: the only change that will happen is that the current third rate time-servers will, instead of being appointed, be able to claim a democratic mandate, based on a turn out in the low twenties. On his rise through the administrative hierarchy he had acquired the reputation of a slippery time-server with naked ambitions. Synonyms equivocator, trimmer, vicar of bray 3Computing A server that distributes synchronized time information to all members of a network. 〔计算机〕时间服务器
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