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| 1 | U the quantity that you measure using a clock 时间 |
| Time seemed to pass more quickly than before. 时间似乎比以前过得更快了。 |
| | 1a | C/U a particular moment during a day , measured on a clock （一天的某一）时刻，钟点 | | What time does the film start? 电影几点钟开始？ | | What time is it? 几点了？ | | tell the time (=be able to understand what the time is by looking at a clock) We’ re teaching them how to tell the time. 能说出钟表上的时间；识钟 | | at this time of day She won’ t be busy at this time of day. 她这个时候不会忙的。 | |
| | 1b | U the time in a particular part of the world （某地的）时间 | | It was six o’ clock in the morning, Pacific Standard Time. 当时是太平洋标准时间上午6点。 | | local time We left just after midnight, local time. 我们在当地时间晚上12点一过就离开了。 | |
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| 2 | C a period 一段时间 |
| a long/short time She thought about it for a long time. 这件事她考虑了很长时间。 |
| The company only started trading a short time ago. 公司不久前才开始从事贸易。 |
| a/the length of time There have been improvements in the length of time patients have had to wait for treatment. 在病人待诊时间方面已经有了改善。 |
| | 2a | a period in history （历史）时期，时代 | | in the time between the wars 在两次世界大战之间的那段时期 | | Not since Roman times had a single nation been so powerful. 自罗马时代以来，没有一个国家如此强大。 | | +of It was a time of tremendous political uncertainty. 这是个政局极度动荡的年代。 | |
| | 2b | a period in someone’ s life （一生中的）一段日子，时期，时候， | | sb’ s time as sth She thoroughly enjoyed her time as manager. 她非常喜欢自己担任经理的那段日子。 | | sb’ s time at sth He speaks of his time at university as a happy one. 他说自己上大学期间非常快乐。 | | an easy/hard time When the kids were young it was a particularly hard time. 在孩子们幼小的时候，日子特别艰难。 | |
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| 3 | C an occasion 次；回 |
| the time (when) sb does sth Do you remember the time we drove the car to Paris? 你记得我们开车上巴黎那次吗？ |
| the first/second/last etc time It was the first time we’ d noticed how old she’ d become. 那是我们第一次意识到她已经有多老了。 |
| (the) next time The next time you need financial advice, come and see me. 下次你需要理财建议时，就来找我。 |
| | 3a | C an experience 经历 | | a good/bad time It’ s my job to make sure the guests have a good time. 我的职责是确保客人们过得愉快。 | |
| | 3b | C/U a moment 时候 | | at the/that/this time I was sitting by the window at the time. 当时我正坐在窗户旁边。 | | at the time of doing sth/at the time you do sth You can get travel insurance at the time of booking. 你订票时就可以获得旅行保险。 | | at the time of writing (=when this article, report etc was written) No medical evidence was available at the time of writing. （文章、报道等）写稿时，出稿时 | |
| | 3c | U a particular point when something happens （某事发生的）某一时刻 | | She left the bar a few minutes before closing time. 她在打烊前几分钟离开了那间酒吧。 | | +for They said they would call us when it was time for dinner. 他们说到吃饭时间会叫我们。 | | it’ s time (that) sb did sth/was doing sth Isn’ t it time the children went to bed? 孩子们是不是该上床睡觉了？ | | It’ s time we were leaving. 我们得走了。 | |
| | 3d | U a particular moment that is suitable or not suitable for something 时机；机会 | | When would be a good time to discuss it? 什么时间谈这事合适呢？ | | I’ m afraid now isn’ t a very convenient time for me. 现在这个时间我恐怕不太方便。 | | the right/wrong time Now seemed the right time to make a change. 看来现在是作改变的时候了。 | |
| | 3e | C used for saying how often something happens 次数 | | Check the temperature two or three times a day. 一天检查两三次温度。 | |
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| 4 | U the time that is available for something 可用的时间 |
| She will have less time to spend with family and friends now. 她现在没那么多时间陪家人和朋友。 |
| | 4a | C/U the amount of time that you need for a particular activity （某活动所需要的）时间 | | Bad weather could add another hour to your journey time. 天气不好可能会使旅行时间延长一个小时。 | | We have reduced the delivery time from four days to two. 我们已把交货时间从4天减到两天。 | |
| | 4b | C the amount of time that someone takes to finish a race （完成比赛所需要的）时间 | | She’ s cut two seconds off her previous best time. 她比自己以前的最好成绩还少了两秒。 | |
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| 5 | U the speed at which a piece of music is played, measured as the number of beats in each bar （音乐的）拍子，节拍，节奏 |
| a piece in 6–8 time 八分之六拍的曲子 |
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| - | about time
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| 1 | used for showing that you are annoyed because something has happened later than it should 早就该… | Here they are, and about time too. 他们来了，真拖拉。 | |
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| 2 | used for saying that someone should do something soon 是（某人该做某事）的时候 | Isn’ t it about time we were getting a new car? 难道我们还不该买辆新汽车吗？ | |
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| - | against time
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| if you do something against time , you have to do it quickly because you are not sure you will have enough time to do it |
| 争分夺秒；尽快 |
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| They’ ll be working against time to get it finished. 他们将尽快把它做完。 |
| a race against time (=a situation in which you do not have enough time to do something) All these high-profile building projects turn into a race against time. 抢时间；与时间赛跑 |
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| - | ahead of time
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| at an earlier time than people expected |
| 提前 |
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| The plane touched down about half an hour ahead of time. 飞机提前半小时着陆了。 |
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| - | ahead of your/its etc time
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| much more modern or advanced than most other people or things |
| 超前；走在时代的前面 |
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| As an artist, he was years ahead of his time. 作为一名艺术家，他领先于他所处的时代好几年。 |
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| - | all the time
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| 1 | often 经常 | It’ s a very good restaurant; we go there all the time. 这是一家非常好的饭店，我们经常光顾。 | |
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| 2 | continuously 一直；不断地 | It rained all the time they were there. 他们在那儿的时候一直下雨。 | |
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| 3 | used for saying that one thing happens or exists at the same time as another 与此同时 | She just kept on talking and all the time I was thinking I wanted to leave. 她一直说个没完，与此同时，我正想着要离开。 | |
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| - | at a time
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| used for saying how many things there are in each group or on each occasion |
| 每组；每次；一次 |
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| We usually talk to four or five candidates at a time. 我们通常一次面试四五个求职者。 |
| Deal with each question separately, one at a time. 问题要分开处理，一次一个。 |
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| - | at all times
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| 一直；随时 |
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| Please keep your bags with you at all times. 请把包一直随身带着。 |
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| - | at no time
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| used for emphasizing that you did not do something or that it did not happen |
| （用于强调）从来没有 |
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| At no time did I feel they were being unreasonable. 我从没觉得他们不讲理。 |
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| - | at one time
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| in the past , but not now |
| 曾经；一度；过去 |
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| At one time, that kind of thing would have made me really angry. 要是以前，那种事会使我非常愤怒。 |
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| - | at this time
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| used for talking about what exists now , usually when it may be different in the future |
| 现在，此时(常指将来可能发生变化) |
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| We have no more information available at this time. 我们现在只有这么多资料。 |
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| - | at times
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| sometimes but not often |
| 有时；间或 |
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| She was fun to be with at times. 和她在一起有时很好玩。 |
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| - | be out of time
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| to have no more time available to finish something |
| 没时间（完成某事） |
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| - | before your time
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| 1 | often humorous used for saying that something happened or existed before you were born 在出生前 | These styles were a bit before my time. 这些是我出生前流行的款式。 | |
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| 2 | used for talking about things that existed in a place before you lived or worked there 在到（某处）生活（或工作）前 | She was a manager here, before your time. 在你来之前，她是这里的经理。 | |
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| 3 | used for talking about things that happen at an earlier stage than they should 过早（发生） | Such a modern design may look outdated before its time. 这种现代设计看上去可能会让人觉得早就过时了。 | |
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| - | by the time
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| used for saying what has already happened at the time something else happens |
| 到…的时候 |
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| By the time we arrived, the other guests were already there. 我们到的时候，其他客人都已经在那儿了。 |
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| - | call time BRITISH
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| to tell customers in a pub that it is time to stop drinking and leave |
| 告诉客人酒吧要打烊了；告诉客人营业时间结束了 |
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| - | do time informal
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| 坐牢；服刑 |
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| - | find (the) time
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| to make some of your time available for a particular purpose |
| 找时间（做某事） |
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| I should be able to find time to do it tomorrow. 我明天应该可以找出时间做这事。 |
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| - | the first/second etc time /round/around
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| the firstsecond etc time that something happens |
| 第一次/第二次等发生 |
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| - | for a time
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| used for saying what happened or existed during a short period before it changed |
| 有一小段时间；一度；一时 |
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| We were quite happy for a time, until his brother moved in. 在他弟弟搬来之前，我们一度相当快乐。 |
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| - | for any length of time
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| used for talking about things that last for a short time only |
| 持续较短的一段时间 |
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| He had difficulty sleeping for any length of time. 他曾有一段时间失眠。 |
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| - | for days/weeks etc at a time
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| continuously for a period of several daysweeks etc |
| 持续几天/几周等 |
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| - | for old times’ sake
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| as a way of remembering enjoyable times in the past |
| 作为怀念往日的方法 |
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| - | for some time
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| for a long period of time |
| 有很长一段时间 |
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| I’ ve been thinking about moving for some time now. 我考虑搬家这事到现在已经有些时日了。 |
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| - | from time to time
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| sometimes , but not often |
| 有时；间或 |
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| - | half the time mainly spoken
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| used for talking about things that happen fairly often |
| 经常；总是 |
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| Half the time the students are not even listening to you. 学生们经常连你的话都不听。 |
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| - | have all the time in the world informal
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| to have a lot of time available to do something |
| 有很多时间（做某事） |
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| - | have a lot of time for informal
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| to like someone or something very much |
| 非常喜欢 |
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| - | have no time for
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| to dislike someone or something |
| 不喜欢；讨厌 |
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| - | in no time (at all)
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| very soon or very quickly |
| 立刻；马上 |
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| - | in your own good time informal
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| only when it is convenient for you and not beforeThis expression is often used humorously for telling someone that you are waiting for them to do something . |
| 在你方便的时候（常用于幽默地告诉某人自己在等其做某事） |
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| 1 | not before you are ready 在做好准备之后 |
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| 2 | during your personal time , not during the time when you are officially at work 在自己的时间内；在非工作时间 |
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| - | in sb’ s time
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| when someone was living , working etc in a particular place |
| 在某人那个时候 |
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| In my time, customers were always greeted with a smile. 在我那个时候，总对客人笑脸相迎。 |
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| - | in time
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| 1 | early enough 及时 | +to/for I want to be home in time for tea. 我想回家赶上喝茶时间。 | | in plenty of time (=well before the latest possible time) If we leave now, we’ ll be at the station in plenty of time. 有充足的时间 | | just in time We got to the airport just in time to check in. 我们到达机场时，正好赶上办理登机手续。 | |
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| 2 | used for talking about a particular time in the future , measured from now （从现在算起将来的某个时间）之后 | in five days’ /three weeks’ /two years’ etc time In two hours’ time, we’ ll be in Paris. 过两个小时，我们就到巴黎了。 | |
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| 3 | after a fairly long period of time 经过相当长的一段时间之后；最终；迟早 | He’ ll forget about it in time. 他迟早会忘掉这事的。 | |
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| 4 | if musicians are in time with each other , they are all playing at the same speed （乐师）演奏节拍一致，合拍 |
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| 5 | if you do something such as move your body in time to a piece of music , your movements are at the same speed and beat as the music 合拍；按照节拍 |
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| - | it’ s high time (that)
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| used for saying that something should happen now |
| 是…的时候了 |
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| It’ s high time we stopped treating him like a child. 我们不该再把他当小孩看待了。 |
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| - | it’ s only a matter/question of time mainly spoken
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| used for saying that something will definitely happen , but you are not sure when |
| 只是个时间问题 |
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| - | keep time
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| 1 | if a clock keeps good time , it always shows the correct time （时钟）走得准 |
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| 2 | if a musician keeps time , they play a piece of music at the correct speed and beat （乐师）按照节拍，合拍 |
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| 3 | if you keep time for a musician , you show them what the correct speed and beat are for a piece of music （向乐师）展示正确的节拍 |
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| - | kill time
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| to make time seem to pass more quickly by doing something instead of just waiting |
| 打发时间；消磨时间 |
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| - | lose time
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| to have less available time than you expected , for example because an unexpected problem has caused a delay |
| 耽误时间；浪费时间 |
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| - | make good/excellent time
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| to make a journey in a shorter time than you expected |
| 在旅途中花的时间比预计的少 |
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| - | make (the) time
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| to make some of your time available for a particular purpose |
| 腾出时间 |
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| I’ ll try and make time to deal with it next week. 我下周会尽量腾出时间来处理此事。 |
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| - | mark time
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| 1 | to make no progress at all , for example because you are waiting for something 没有进展；停滞不前 |
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| 2 | if someone such as a soldier marks time , they make walking movements with their feet but they do not move forwards or backwards （士兵等）原地踏步 |
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| - | most of the time
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| usually or very often |
| 通常；经常 |
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| - | move with the times
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| to change and become modern |
| 跟上时代 |
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| - | nine times out of ten informal
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| 十有八九；几乎总是；通常 |
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| - | not have much time for
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| to dislike someone or something |
| 厌恶；不喜欢 |
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| - | of all time
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| used for talking about people or things that are better than all others that have existed |
| 有史以来（最好）的 |
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| the greatest boxer of all time 有史以来最伟大的拳击手 |
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| - | once upon a time
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| 1 | used at the beginning of children’ s stories about events that happened in the past 从前（用于童话故事的开头） |
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| 2 | humorous used for talking about a situation that existed in the past 从前，过去（用于说起过去存在的情形） |
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| - | on time
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| arriving at the correct time and not late |
| 准时；按时 |
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| The train was on time. 火车很准时。 |
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| - | over time
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| gradually |
| 逐渐地；慢慢地 |
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| Things will get better over time. 情况会慢慢好起来的。 |
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| - | pass the time
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| to prevent yourself from becoming bored by doing something , often something you are not really interested in |
| 打发时间；消磨时间 |
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| We played cards to pass the time. 我们靠打牌来消磨时间。 |
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| - | play for time
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| to cause a delay that gives you more time to prepare for something or decide about something |
| 拖延时间 |
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| - | there’ s a first time for everything
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| used for saying that something is very strange or surprising |
| 真奇怪；真是无奇不有 |
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| - | there’ s no time like the present spoken
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| used for saying that someone should do something now , instead of waiting to do it later |
| 没有像现在这样的时机了 |
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| - | (there’ s) no time to lose
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| used for telling someone to hurry |
| 抓紧时间；没时间了 |
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| - | time after time
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| many times , usually so often that you become annoyed |
| 一再；屡次 |
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| - | time and a half
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| one and a half times the usual money that you earn |
| 平时一倍半的工资 |
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| We get time and a half for working on Sundays. 我们星期天上班会拿到平时一倍半的工资。 |
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| - | time flies
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| used for saying that time seems to be passing very quickly |
| 时光飞逝 |
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| - | time is money
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| used for saying that time should not be wasted because you lose money as a result |
| 时间就是金钱；一寸光阴一寸金 |
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| - | time is of the essence formal
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| used for emphasizing that something should be done as soon as possible |
| （用于强调应尽快做某事）时间是关键 |
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| - | time is on your side
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| you are in a situation that allows you a lot of time to do something |
| 你有充裕的时间 |
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| - | the time is ripe
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| used for saying that something should happen now because the situation makes it convenient |
| 时机已经成熟 |
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| - | time of the month informal
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| the time when a woman has her period |
| （妇女的）经期 |
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| - | time waits for no one
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| used for telling someone to do something soon , while the time is available |
| 时间不等人 |
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| - | time was mainly literary
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| used for talking about things that happened or existed in the past |
| 曾经；过去 |
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| - | time will tell spoken
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| used for saying that you will know in the future whether something is true or right |
| 时间会证明一切 |
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| - | when the time comes
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| used for talking about what will happen at some future time |
| 当那个时刻到来之时 |
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| - | the whole time
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| continuously during a period |
| 整个期间 |
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| - | with time
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| happening or changing gradually |
| 逐渐地；慢慢地 |
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| You will feel better with time. 你会慢慢好起来的。 |
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| - | with time to spare
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| earlier than necessary |
| 提早完成；有多余时间 |
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| Metaphor | | | | | | Time is like money , or like something that you buy and use .时间像金钱（money），或像买（buy）来使用(use)的东西。 | | I’ ve spent a lot of time on this project.我已经在这个项目上花了很多时间。
We are running out of time.我们快没时间了。
You have used up all the time you had left.你用完了你原先剩下的所有时间。
Stop wasting time.别浪费时间了。
We’ ve managed to buy ourselves some more time.我们已设法赢得了更多时间。
I can only afford to spend a few hours on it.在这个问题上我只耗得起几个小时。
I have no further time to spare.我抽不出更多的时间了。
Has this been a valuable/profitable use of your time?你这样使用时间有效益吗？
It isn’ t worth waiting any longer.不值得再等了。
She has every kind of time-saving device.她有各种省时手段。
Her time there was very precious to her.呆在那儿的那段时间对她来说非常珍贵。
Every single minute of his day is accounted for.他不浪费一天中的每一分钟。
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