| 单词 | time |
| 释义 | time time // noun, verb
■ noun
CLOSING 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, RIGHT FIRST TIME, RUN-TIME, SHORT TIME, STANDARD TIME
1 [U] what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc: Revenue will increase over time (= as time passes).
2 [U] the time shown on a clock: The time is now half past ten. Look at the time! I didn't know it was so late.
3 [U] the time in a particular part of the world: Greenwich Mean Time We land at 6 o'clock local time.
4 [U,C] the time when sth happens or when sth should happen: Can we change the time of the meeting to 14.30?
5 [U] an amount of time; the amount of time available to work, rest, etc: I don't have much free/spare time. She always makes time to meet new employees. It takes time (= needs a long time) to make changes. What a waste of time! Allow plenty of time to get to the airport. ⇨ TIME OFF
6 a time [sing.] a period of time, either long or short, during which you do sth or sth happens: It would take a long time to redesign the layout. Mr Curtis was the manager in my time (= when I was working there).
7 [C] an occasion when you do sth or sth happens: How many times have you visited the factory? This is the first time that I've been to London.
IDIOMS
against time if you do sth against time, you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time: We're working against time to get the project finished.
ahead of/behind time earlier/later than was expected: We finished three months ahead of time.
all the time; the whole time
1 during the whole of a particular period of time: We are working on new products all the time.
2 very often; repeatedly: The photocopier breaks down all the time.
at all times always: A hard hat must be worn at all times on site.
at a time separately or in groups of a particular number on each occasion: We process the photographs in batches of several hundred at a time.
in good time early; with enough time so you are not in a hurry: I made sure I arrived in good time for the interview.
in time (for sth/to do sth) not late; with enough time to be able to do sth: Will we be in time for the six o'clock train? The division was sold just in time to save the company from bankruptcy. The store opened just in time for the holiday shopping season.
keep up/move with the times to change and develop your ideas, way of working, etc. so that you do what is modern and what is expected
make up for lost time to do sth quickly because you wish you had started it earlier or had worked more quickly: The new company is so creative it will soon make up for lost time.
nine times out of ten; ninety-nine times out of a hundred used to say that sth is usually true or almost always happens
on time at the correct time: Nearly 90% of flights arrived on time. We have a good record for on-time delivery.
time is money time is valuable, and should not be wasted
the whole time = ALL THE TIME
⇨ MARK verb, PUSH verb, RUN verb, STAND verb, TAKE verb
■ verb [+ obj]
to arrange to do sth or arrange for sth to happen at a particular time: ‘I hope we're not too early.' ‘You couldn't have timed it better!' Publication of the report was timed to coincide with the annual conference. ⇨ TIMING |
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