'time' 的定义
词形 plural, 3rd person singular present
tense times
, present participle timing
, past tense, past participle timed
1. 不可数名词
2. 单数名词 [wh/the N]
3. 可数名词
4. See also opening time
5. 不可数名词
6. 不可数名词 [oft a NOUN]
You use time to refer to the period that you spend doing something or when something has been happening.
7. 单数名词
8. 可数名词 [oft preposition NOUN]
You use time to refer to a period of time or a point in time, when you are describing what is
happening then. For example, if something happened at a particular time, that is when it happened. If it happens at all times, it always happens.
9. 可数名词 [usually adjective NOUN]
You use time or times to talk about a particular period in history or in your life.
10.
See behind the times
11. 可数名词 [adjective NOUN]
When you describe the time that you had on a particular occasion or during a particular part of your life, you
are describing the sort of experience that you had then.
12. 单数名词
Your time is the amount of time that you have to live, or to do a particular thing.
13. 不可数名词 [NOUN to-infinitive, NOUN that]
If you say it is time for something, time to do something, or time you did something, you mean that this thing ought to happen or be done now.
14. 可数名词
When you talk about a time when something happens, you are referring to a specific occasion when it happens.
15. 可数名词
16. 复数名词
17. 连词
You use times in arithmetic to link numbers or amounts that are multiplied together to reach a total.
18. 可数名词 [oft poss NOUN]
Someone's time in a race is the amount of time it takes them to finish the race.
[Also + of] 19. 不可数名词 [oft in NOUN]
The time of a piece of music is the number of beats that the piece has in each bar.
20. 动词
If you time something for a particular time, you plan or decide to do it or cause it to happen at this time.
[Also VERB noun] 21. 动词
If you time an action or activity, you measure how long someone takes to do it or how long it
lasts.
22. See also timing
23.
See about time
24.
See ahead of time
25.
26.
See all the time
27.
See at a time
28.
See at any time
29.
30.
See at one time
31.
See at the same time
32.
See at the same time
33.
See at times
34.
See before your time
35.
See before your time
36.
See not before time
37.
See call time on
38.
See to do time
39.
See for all time
40.
41.
42.
See half the time
44.
See it is high time
45.
See in time
46.
See in/given time
47.
See in/out of time
49.
See in good time
50.
51.
52.
See in your own time
53.
See in your own time
54.
See to keep time
55.
See to keep time
56.
See to make time
57.
58.
59.
See to mark time
60.
61.
See of all time
62.
See on time
64.
See our time(s)
65.
See to pass the time
66.
67.
See to play for time
68.
See to take time
69.
70.
See to tell the time
71.
See time after time
72.
See time flies
73.
74.
See no time to lose
75.
See time will tell
76.
See to waste no time
77. time and again
81. the time is ripe
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词汇频率
time in British English
名词
1.
a.
the continuous passage of existence in which events pass from a state of potentiality in the future, through the present, to a state of finality in the past
b.
(as modifier)
time travel
▶ Related adjective: temporal2. physics
a quantity measuring duration, usually with reference to a periodic process such as the rotation of the earth or the vibration of electromagnetic radiation emitted from certain atoms. In classical mechanics, time is absolute in the sense that the time of an event is independent of the observer. According to the theory of relativity it depends on the observer's frame of reference. Time is considered as a fourth coordinate required, along with three spatial coordinates, to specify an event
See caesium clock, second2 (sense 1), space-time 3.
a specific point on this continuum expressed in terms of hours and minutes
the time is four o'clock
6.
a.
an accepted period such as a day, season, etc
b.
(in combination)
springtime
8. (often plural)
a period or point marked by specific attributes or events
the Victorian times
time for breakfast
10.
an instance or occasion
I called you three times
11.
an occasion or period of specified quality
have a good time
a miserable time
12.
the duration of human existence
15.
the expected interval in which something is done
the flying time from New York to London was seven hours
17. (plural)
indicating a degree or amount calculated by multiplication with the number specified
ten times three is thirty
he earns four times as much as me
18. (often plural)
the fashions, thought, etc, of the present age (esp in the phrases ahead of one's time, behind the times)
22. Also (esp US): metre
a.
the system of combining beats or pulses in music into successive groupings by which the rhythm of the music is established
b.
a specific system having a specific number of beats in each grouping or bar
duple time
25. See against time
26. See ahead of time
27. See all in good time
28. See all the time
29. See at one time
30. See at the same time
31. See at times
32. See beat time
33. See before one's time
34. See for the time being
35. See from time to time
36. See gain time
37. See have no time for
38. See in good time
39. See in no time
40. See in one's own time
41. See in time
42. See keep time
43. See lose time
44. See lose no time
45. See make time
46. See mark1 (sense 35)
47. See in the nick of time
48. See on time
49. See pass the time of day
50. See time about
51. See time and again
52. See time off
53. See time on
54. See time out of mind
55. See time of one's life
56. (modifier)
operating automatically at or for a set time, for security or convenience
time lock
time switch
动词 (transitive)
57.
to ascertain or calculate the duration or speed of
58.
to set a time for
60.
to pick a suitable time for
61. sport
to control the execution or speed of (an action, esp a shot or stroke) so that it has its full effect at the
right moment
感叹词
62.
the word called out by a publican signalling that it is closing time
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time 的词源
Old English tīma; related to Old English tīd time, Old Norse tīmi, Alemannic zīme; see tide1词汇频率
time in American English
名词
1. duration; continuance
a.
indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future;
every moment there has ever been or ever will be
b.
a.
b.
c.
a system of measuring duration
solar time, standard time
2. a period or interval
a.
the period between two events or during which something exists, happens, or acts;
measured or measurable interval
b. [often pl.]
any period in the history of man or of the universe, often specif. with reference
to a characteristic social structure, set of customs, famous person living then, etc.
prehistoric times, medieval times, geologic time, Lincoln's time
c.
a.
a period characterized by a prevailing condition or specific experience
a time of peace, have a good time
b. [usually pl.]
the prevailing conditions of a particular period
the times were difficult
d.
a period of duration set or thought of as set
; specif.,
b.
a term of apprenticeship
c.
a term of imprisonment
d.
a term of military service
e.
a period or periods necessary, sufficient, or available for something
no time for play
f.
the specific, usual, or allotted period during which something is done
the runner's time was 1.47 minutes; baking time, 20 minutes
g.
a.
the period regularly worked or to be worked by an employee
b.
the hourly rate of pay for the regular working hours
j. Music
a.
the grouping of rhythmic beats into measures of equal length
b.
the characteristic rhythm of a piece of music in terms of this grouping, indicated
by the time signature
c.
the rate of speed at which a composition or passage is played; tempo
d. Loosely
the rhythm and tempo characteristic of a kind of composition
waltz time, march time
e.
the duration of a note or rest
3. a point in duration; moment; instant; occasion
a.
b.
the point at which something has happened, is happening, or will happen; occasion
game time is two o'clock
c.
the usual, natural, traditional, or appointed moment for something to happen, begin,
or end [time to get up]
; specif.,a.
the moment of death
his time is close at hand
c. US
one's turn at something
a time at bat
e.
any one of a series of moments at which the same or nearly the same thing recurs; repeated occasion
told for the fifth time, time and time again
感叹词
4. Sport
used to signify that a period of play or activity has ended or that play is temporarily suspended
及物动词词形 timed or ˈtiming
5.
to arrange or set the time of so as to be acceptable, suitable, opportune, etc.
to time an invasion
6.
to adjust, set, play, etc. so as to coincide in time with something else
to time one's watch with another's
7.
to regulate (a mechanism) for a given speed or length of operation
8.
to set the duration of (a syllable or musical note) as a unit of rhythm
不及物动词
10. Rare
to move in time; keep time
形容词
11.
having to do with time
14. US
designating or of any of a series of payments made or to be made over a period of
time
a time payment
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引文
But meanwhile it is flying, irretrievable time is flyingGeorgics
Time is the best medicineRemedia Amoris
Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternityMeditations
Wait for that wisest of Counsellors, Time
To every thing there is a season, and a time
to every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die ...
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace Bible: Ecclesiastes
to every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die ...
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace Bible: Ecclesiastes
Come what may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest dayMacbeth
Time and the hour runs through the roughest dayMacbeth
Remember that time is moneyAdvice to a Young Tradesman
Time rushes by and yet time is frozen. Funny how we get so exact about time at the end of life and at its beginning
Time and tide wait for no man
Time flies (tempus fugit)
Time is a great healer
Time will tell
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time
英式英语: time
/taɪm/ NOUN
how long something takes to happen Time is how long something takes to happen. We measure time in minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.
I've known him for a long time.
- 美式英语: time /ˈtaɪm/
- 阿拉伯语: وَقْت
- 巴西葡萄牙语: tempo período
- 简体中文: 时间
- 克罗地亚语: vrijeme
- 捷克语: čas
- 丹麦语: tid
- 荷兰语: tijd
- 欧洲西班牙语: tiempo duración
- 芬兰语: aika abstrakti käsite
- 法语: temps durée
- 德语: Zeit
- 希腊语: χρόνος
- 意大利语: tempo
- 日语: 時間
- 韩语: 시간
- 挪威语: tid
- 波兰语: czas okres trwania
- 欧洲葡萄牙语: tempo período
- 罗马尼亚语: durată
- 俄语: время
- 西班牙语: tiempo magnitud física
- 瑞典语: tid
- 泰语: เวลา
- 土耳其语: zaman
- 乌克兰语: час
- 越南语: thời gian
英式英语: time
/taɪm/ NOUN
current The time is a moment in the day that you describe in hours and minutes.
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palate or palette or pallet?
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shaken or shook?
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began or begun?
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key or quay?
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tail or tale?
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farther or father?
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ring or wring?
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ring
wring
You can me anytime.
ridden or rode?
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dear or deer?
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dear
deer
Mrs Cavendish is a friend of mine.
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