| 释义 |
Examples:lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts—(try to) find the time to—the time has not yet come—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—prevalent custom of the time—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—lit. the time up today (idiom); up to the present—the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time go to war—by the time when (sth. is ready etc)—talk shop all the time [idiom.]—at the time of going press—put something aside for the time being [idiom.]—demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)—(especially) have two lovers at the same time—sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)—hold two contradictory views at the same time—venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time [idiom.]— |