| 释义 |
Examples:fig. the inexorable passage of time—separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)—a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow move an inch)—very brief period of time—in the fullness of time a major figure will develop ina pillar of the state—take a period of (x amount of time)—the end of a period of time—when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time—point of time (in time-based systems)—Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time—A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking—the passage of time in a disciplined existence—indifferent the passing of time—An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (common saying); Money can't buy you time.—lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. [idiom.]—stop doing sth. for a period of time—become more resolute with the passing of time [idiom.]—a time of peace and stability—(Wu dialect) time of the day—Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion—Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March—(indicating time of day) o'clock—beat time with a percussion instrument made of pottery—occur at the same time (of two things)—(old) set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal—provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war)—Lin Biao (1908-1971), Chinese army leader at time of the Cultural Revolution—a time of military urgency— |