[] what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc. （以分钟、小时、天等计量的）时间◆Revenue will increase over time(= as time passes). 收入将随时间的推移而增加。
[] the time shown on a clock （钟表所显示的）时间◆The time is now half past ten. 现在是十点半。◆Look at the time! I didn't know it was so late. 看几点了！我没想到这麽晚了。
[] the time in a particular part of the world （某一地区的）时，时间◆Greenwich Mean Time 格林威治标准时间◆We land at 6 o'clock local time. 我们在当地时间 6 点着陆。
[, ]the time when sth happens or when sth should happen （某事发生或应该发生的）时间，时候◆Can we change the time of the meeting to 14.30? 我们能不能将会议时间改在 14:30？
[] an amount of time; the amount of time available to work, rest, etc. （可用於工作、休息等的）时间◆I don't have much free/spare time. 我没有多少空余时间。◆She always makes time to meet new employees. 她总是腾出时间会见新雇员。◆It takes time(= needs a long time) to make changes. 修改要花很长时间。◆What a waste of time! 太浪费时间了！➡time off
a time [] a period of time, either long or short, during which you do sth or sth happens （一段）时间◆It would take a long time to redesign the layout. 重新设计布局需要很长时间。
[] an occasion when you do sth or sth happens 次；回◆How many times have you visited the factory? 你来过这家工厂多少次了？◆This is the first time that I've been to London. 这是我第一次来伦敦。
●against ˈtimeif you do sth against time, you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time 争分夺秒；抢时间◆We're working against time to get the project finished. 我们为完成项目正在加紧工作。●ahead of/behind ˈtimeearlier/later than was expected 提前；拖後◆We finished three months ahead of time. 我们提前三个月完成。●all the ˈtime●the whole ˈtime
during the whole of a particular period of time （在某段时间内）一直，始终◆We are working on new products all the time. 我们一直在研发新产品。
very often; repeatedly 经常；老是；总是◆The photocopier breaks down all the time. 这台复印机总是出毛病。
●at all ˈtimesalways 总是；永远；随时◆A hard hat must be worn at all times on site. 在现场必须始终戴着安全帽。●at a ˈtimeseparately or in groups of a particular number on each occasion 每次；逐一；依次◆We process the photographs in batches of several hundred at a time. 我们一次加工数百张照片。●in good ˈtimeearly; with enough time so you are not in a hurry 及早；有足够的时间◆I made sure I arrived in good time for the interview. 我确保自己准时赶上了面试。●in ˈtime (for sth/to do sth)not late; with enough time to be able to do sth 来得及；及时◆Will we be in time for the six o'clock train? 我们来得及赶上六点钟的火车吗？◆The division was sold just in time to save the company from bankruptcy. 这个部门被及时出售，挽救了濒临破产的公司。●keep up/move with the ˈtimesto change and develop your ideas, way of working, etc. so that you do what is modern and what is expected 跟上时代；与时俱进●make up for lost ˈtimeto do sth quickly because you wish you had started it earlier or had worked more quickly 补回失去的时间；弥补耽误的时间◆The new company is so creative it will soon make up for lost time. 这家新公司很有创造力，它很快就会把耽误的时间补回来。●ˌnine times out of ˈten●ˌninety-nine times out of a ˈhundredused to say that sth is usually true or almost always happens 十有八九；几乎总是●on ˈtimeat the correct time 准时◆Nearly 90% of flights arrived on time. 将近 90% 的航班准时到达了。◆We have a good record for on-time delivery. 我们有准时交货的良好记录。●time is ˈmoneytime is valuable, and should not be wasted 时间就是金钱●the whole ˈtime
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all the time ➡ idiom at mark verb, push verb, run verb, stand verb, take verbclosing time comp time cycle time dead time double time drive time dwell time face time idle time just-in-time lead time lost time prime time real time response time run-time short time standard time
