| 释义 |
Examples:a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow move an inch)—Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John—the time has not yet come—prevalent custom of the time—the time just before daybreak—double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement—regardless of the time of day or night—the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); have a lucky break—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—Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident—the passage of time in a disciplined existence—lit. the time up today (idiom); up to the present—Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution—for the time being (literary)—the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time go to war—find the time to do sth.—talk shop all the time [idiom.]—sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)—attack one problem from two angles at the same time—fig. try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible—hold two contradictory views at the same time—(old) set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal—become more resolute with the passing of time [idiom.]—venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time [idiom.]— |