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| a great time n | informal (fun, enjoyment) | SCSimplified Chinese 很开心
TCTraditional Chinese 很開心 |
| | Thanks so much for inviting me; I had a great time! |
| a long time adv | (a considerable period) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期地 cháng qī de
TCTraditional Chinese 長期地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 长时间地 cháng qī de ，cháng shí jiān de |
| | It's a long time since we last met. |
| | 我们有很长一段时间没见了。 |
| a long time ago adv | (in the distant past) | SCSimplified Chinese 许久以前 xǔ jiǔ yǐ qián
TCTraditional Chinese 許久以前 |
| | A long time ago, my ancestors settled in this land. |
| a matter of time n | ([sth] which will happen eventually) | SCSimplified Chinese 时间问题
TCTraditional Chinese 時間問題 |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 早晚的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迟早的事 |
| | They've been dating for 5 years, so it's only a matter of time before he proposes. |
| a mighty long time n | US, informal (very considerable period) | SCSimplified Chinese 很长一段时间 hěn cháng yí duàn shí jiān |
| | 34 years? That's a mighty long time to spend in one job. |
| a stitch in time saves nine expr | figurative (best to act without delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 亡羊补牢，为时不晚 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尽快补救 |
| a time n | (a period, a while) | SCSimplified Chinese 一会儿 yí huì er
TCTraditional Chinese 一會兒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一段时间 yí huì er ，yí duàn shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 一段時間 |
| | Come and sit with me for a time. |
| after some time expr | (after a while) | SCSimplified Chinese 一段时间后 yí duàn shí jiān hòu |
| | After some time, the architect delivered the plans for our new house. |
| against time adj | (under pressure of time) | SCSimplified Chinese 抢时间的 qiǎng shí jiān de
TCTraditional Chinese 搶時間的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 争分夺秒的 qiǎng shí jiān de，zhēng fēn duó miǎo de |
| | Residents are in a race against time as flood waters begin to crest along the river. |
| against time adv | (under pressure of time) | SCSimplified Chinese 抢时间地 qiǎng shí jiān de
TCTraditional Chinese 搶時間地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 争分夺秒地 qiǎng shí jiān de，zhēng fēn duó miǎo de |
| | They're racing against time to find a cure for her illness. |
ahead of its time,
ahead of the times adj | (advanced) (技术等) | SCSimplified Chinese 先进的 xiān jìn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超越其时代的，领先于其时代的 chāo yuè qí shí dài de，lǐng xiān yú qí shí dài de |
| | The company prides itself on bringing products to market that are ahead of their time. |
ahead of its time,
ahead of the times adj | (enlightened) (见识、思想等) | SCSimplified Chinese 超越其时代的，开明的 chāo yuè qí shí dài de，kāi míng de
TCTraditional Chinese 開明的 |
| | This diary reveals that some men in the past were ahead of the times with regard to women's rights. |
| | 这本日记表明在过去有些男性在女权上的看法已超越了其所处的时代。 |
| ahead of time adv | (earlier than scheduled) | SCSimplified Chinese 提前 tí qián
TCTraditional Chinese 提前 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 预先 tí qián，yù xiān
TCTraditional Chinese 預先 |
| | They estimated that the new Olympic stadium would be ready in September 2011 but actually it was finished ahead of time. |
| | 他们原来预计新奥林匹克场馆将于2011年9月建成，但实际却提早完工了。 |
| ahead of time adv | (in advance, earlier) | SCSimplified Chinese 预先 yù xiān
TCTraditional Chinese 預先 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 提早 yù xiān，tí zǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 提早 |
| | He was able to put the wallpaper up fast because I had primed the plaster ahead of time. |
| all in good time expr | (be patient) | SCSimplified Chinese 耐心点 nài xīn diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 耐心點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 别着急 nài xīn diǎn，bié zháo jí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 要有耐心 nài xīn diǎn，yào yǒu nài xīn |
| | The doctor assured the family that the patient would be out of hospital the next day, all in good time. |
| all the time expr | (always) | SCSimplified Chinese 一直 yì zhí
TCTraditional Chinese 一直 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 始终 yì zhí，shǐ zhōng
TCTraditional Chinese 始終 |
| | I help people all the time. |
| | 我一直在帮助他人。 |
| all the time in the world n | figurative (as much time as needed) | SCSimplified Chinese 充裕的时间，足够的时间 |
| all-time adj | (ever, for eternity) | SCSimplified Chinese 空前的，有史以来最…的 kōng qián de |
| | This is my all-time favourite film. |
| all-time adj | (never surpassed) | SCSimplified Chinese 史无前例的 shǐ wú qián lì de |
| | Production hit an all-time high this quarter. |
| all-time great n | (performer: classic) | SCSimplified Chinese 名留史册表演者，空前杰出的表演者 |
| all-time great n | (song, etc.: classic) (歌曲等) | SCSimplified Chinese 跨越时代的经典 |
| alla breve n | (music: time signature) (音乐) | SCSimplified Chinese 二二拍 èr èr pāi |
| another time adv | (in the future) | SCSimplified Chinese 其它时候
TCTraditional Chinese 其它時候 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 其它时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 另约时间 |
| | Not tonight, but perhaps another time? |
| any time adv | (no matter when) | SCSimplified Chinese 不论何时 bú lùn hé shí
TCTraditional Chinese 不論何時 |
| | You call me any time you need to talk. |
| | 无论何时，只要你需要找人聊天都可以打给我。 |
| any time interj | (you're welcome) | SCSimplified Chinese 不客气 bú kè qì
TCTraditional Chinese 不客氣 |
| | "Thank you for helping me with that." "Any time!" |
| | “谢谢你帮我处理那件事。”“不客气！” |
| any time now adv | (at any moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 任何时间 rèn hé shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 任何時間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 任何时刻 rèn hé shí jiān，rèn hé shí kè |
| | We'll be ready to leave any time now, as soon as my husband finds his glasses. |
| anytime adv | informal (whenever needed) | SCSimplified Chinese 任何时候 rèn hé shí hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 任何時候 |
| | Stop by whenever you want; we're here anytime. |
| | 随时都可以停下来; 我们任何时候都在。 |
| as time goes by expr | (as circumstances change) | SCSimplified Chinese 随着时光流逝 |
| | Sometimes, as time goes by, people's interests and tastes change. |
| at a certain time adv | (at a specified hour) | SCSimplified Chinese 在某个时间 |
| | You can adjust the heating so that it switches itself on at a certain time each evening. |
| at a later time adv | (later) | SCSimplified Chinese 以后 yǐ hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 以後 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过一段时间 yǐ hòu，guò yí duàn shí jiān |
| | We agreed to discuss the matter again at a later time. |
| at another time adv | (in other circumstances) | SCSimplified Chinese 在不同场合，在别的时候 |
| | At another time, she would have responded with anger, but she was so tired, she let his comments go. |
| at any one time expr | (any point in time) | SCSimplified Chinese 在任何时候 zài rèn hé shí hòu |
| | At any one time, there are numerous children suffering from rare illnesses. |
| at any time adv | (whenever convenient) | SCSimplified Chinese 在任何时候 zài rèn hé shí hòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 随时 zài rèn hé shí hòu，suí shí
TCTraditional Chinese 隨時 |
| | You can call me for help at any time. |
| at any time adv | (without warning) (无事先警告) | SCSimplified Chinese 随时 suí shí
TCTraditional Chinese 隨時 |
| | I like my desk to face the door, because I know my boss may walk in at any time. |
| at no time adv | (never, not at any point) | SCSimplified Chinese 决不 jué bù
TCTraditional Chinese 決不 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在任何时候都不 jué bù ，zài rèn hé shí hòu dōu bù |
| | At no time did Bob leave the house that evening. |
| at one time expr | (once, at some point in the past) | SCSimplified Chinese 一度 yí dù
TCTraditional Chinese 一度 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 曾经 yí dù ，céng jīng
TCTraditional Chinese 曾經 |
| | At one time you were allowed to buy milk straight from the farmer. |
| at one time expr | (at once: simultaneously) | SCSimplified Chinese 同时 tóng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 同時 |
| | I was trying to do three things at one time, and failed the three. |
| at some other time adv | (at an unspecified future time) (指将来) | SCSimplified Chinese 改天，下次 gǎi tiān，xià cì
TCTraditional Chinese 下次 |
| | I promise that we'll go to Disneyland at some other time. |
| at some other time adv | (at an unspecified past time) (指过去) | SCSimplified Chinese 另一天，另一次 lìng yì tiān，lìng yí cì |
| | I had promised that we would go to Disney at some other time. |
| at that time adv | (during a specified past period) | SCSimplified Chinese 在那时 zài nà shí
TCTraditional Chinese 在那時 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在当时 zài nà shí，zài dāng shí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 那个时候 zài nà shí，nà gè shí hòu |
| | I was born in 1999. At that time my father was a captain, but now he is a major. |
| | 我出生于1999年。在那时，我的父亲还是位上尉，但现在他是少校了。 |
| at the present time adv | (now, currently) | SCSimplified Chinese 目前 mù qián
TCTraditional Chinese 目前 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 现在 mù qián，xiàn zài
TCTraditional Chinese 現在 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当前 mù qián，dāng qián
TCTraditional Chinese 當前 |
| | At the present time, there are many migrating birds here. |
| at the same time adv | (simultaneously) | SCSimplified Chinese 同时 tóng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 同時 |
| | It was fortunate that we both arrived at the same time. |
| | 幸运的是我俩同时抵达。 |
| at the same time adv | (in unison) | SCSimplified Chinese 一起 yì qǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 一起 |
| | We all screamed for more ice cream at the same time. |
| | 我们全部一起叫到，还要更多的冰淇淋。 |
| at the same time adv | figurative (all the same) | SCSimplified Chinese 同时 tóng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 同時 |
| | I really like my colleague, but at the same time I wish he'd work harder. |
| | 虽然我很喜欢那位同时，但我也希望他工作能更勤奋些。 |
| at the same time as prep | (concurrent) | SCSimplified Chinese 与此同时 yǔ cǐ tóng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 與此同時 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当…的时候 yǔ cǐ tóng shí，dāng de shí hòu |
| at the same time that prep | (at precise moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 同时 tóng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 同時 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当…时 tóng shí，dāng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 當...時 |
| | Joey returned home at the same time that Zula was preparing to leave. |
| at the time adv | (back then) (指过去) | SCSimplified Chinese 那时，当时，那段时间 nà shí，dāng shí，nà duàn shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 那時，當時 |
| | At the time, I didn't fully understand what she meant, but I caught on later. |
| | 当时，我还不能完全明白她的意思，但后来我反应过来了。 |
| at the time of expr | (when [sth] happened) | SCSimplified Chinese 在...的时候 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当...时
TCTraditional Chinese 當...時 |
| | At the time of his father's death, Bob was living in Italy. |
| at the time when adv | (during that period) (过去的某个时间) | SCSimplified Chinese 当…的时候 dāng de shí hòu |
| | At the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, there was no human life. |
| at this moment in time expr | (now, at present) | SCSimplified Chinese 在目前情况下 zài mù qián qíng kuàng xià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在此时此刻 zài mù qián qíng kuàng xià，zài cǐ shí cǐ kè |
| | I am not studying English at this moment in time. |
| at this point in time expr | (currently, now) | SCSimplified Chinese 此时此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè
TCTraditional Chinese 此時此刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在这个时候 cǐ shí cǐ kè，zài zhè gè shí hòu |
| at this time adv | (at present, now) | SCSimplified Chinese 在这时 zài zhè shí
TCTraditional Chinese 在這時 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在此刻 zài zhè shí，zài cǐ kè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 这个时候 zài zhè shí，zhè gè shí hòu |
| | That car model is not available at this time. |
| | 那个型号的车，此刻无货。 |
| bad time n | (inopportune moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 不恰当的时间 bú qià dàng de shí jiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不合适的时机 |
| | You have come at a bad time. |
| | Our department has just had its budget cut, so it's a bad time to ask the boss for a pay rise. |
| bad time n | (difficult experience) | SCSimplified Chinese 一段困难的时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 痛苦的时期 |
| | Harry had a bad time at the casino when he lost a lot of money. |
| bath time n | (time allocated for a bath) | SCSimplified Chinese 洗澡时间 |
| | My kids always hide when it's bath time. |
| be on borrowed time n | figurative (uncertain time period) | SCSimplified Chinese 继续活着的一段时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 活过寿限 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 苟延残喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn |
| | With all the budget cuts we're experiencing, there's no doubt this project is on borrowed time; it's going to get shut down any day now. |
| before its time adv | (prematurely) (胎儿) | SCSimplified Chinese 早产 |
| | The baby was born before its time. |
| before its time adv | (precociously) | SCSimplified Chinese 过早地 guò zǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 過早地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 比正常时间提前 |
| | Parents should not try to force a child to walk before its time. |
| before your time adv | informal (before your birth) | SCSimplified Chinese 在你出生前 zài nǐ chū shēng qián |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在你卷入某事之前 zài nǐ chū shēng qián，zài nǐ juǎn rù mǒu shì zhī qián |
| | I remember the day President Kennedy was shot - but that's before your time. |
| | 我记得肯尼迪总统被枪杀的那天，但是那发生在你出生前。 |
| before your time adv | informal (before your involvement) | SCSimplified Chinese 你来之前 |
| | He used to be Managing Director here, but that was a few years before your time. |
| bide your time v expr | (wait calmly) | SCSimplified Chinese 耐心等待 |
| big time adv | informal (to the highest extent) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常 fēi cháng
TCTraditional Chinese 非常 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 彻底地 fēi cháng，chè dǐ de
TCTraditional Chinese 徹底地 |
| | She's amazing, and I fell in love with her big time. |
| big-time n as adj | informal (very successful) | SCSimplified Chinese 一流的，非常成功的，红极一时的 yī liú de ，fēi cháng chéng gōng de |
| | Now he's a big-time director, but once he worked in the mail room. |
| break time n | (recreational period) | SCSimplified Chinese 歇息时间 xiē xī shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 歇息時間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 休闲时间 xiē xī shí jiān，xiū xián shí jiān |
| | Part-time workers get half the break time of full-time workers. |
| breakfast time n | (hour when breakfast is eaten) | SCSimplified Chinese 早餐时间 zǎo cān shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 早餐時間 |
| | Rise and shine! It's breakfast time! |
| British Summer Time n | mainly UK (daylight saving time) | SCSimplified Chinese 英国夏令时 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 英国夏时制 |
| BST n | initialism (British Summer Time) | SCSimplified Chinese 英国夏令时间 |
| buy time v expr | figurative (create a helpful delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 赢得时间 yíng dé shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 贏得時間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拖延时间 yíng dé shí jiān ，tuō yán shí jiān |
| | The main use for the drug is to buy time by slowing down the spread of the disease. |
| by that time adv | (in the past) | SCSimplified Chinese 那时 nà shí
TCTraditional Chinese 那時 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 那时候 nà shí，nà shí hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 那時候 |
| | My wife got home at midnight. By that time, I had already been asleep for an hour. |
| by that time adv | (in the future) | SCSimplified Chinese 那时，到那时 nà shí，dào nà shí
TCTraditional Chinese 那時，到那時 |
| | (书面语) | SCSimplified Chinese 届时 jiè shí |
| | Where will you be in 50 years? By that time, I will be an old man! |
| by the time adv | (at some point before) | SCSimplified Chinese 到…时候为止 dào shí hòu wéi zhǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese …之前 |
| | You better have your chores done by the time I get home or you're in big trouble. |
| | The traffic was so bad that by the time I got to the office I was 20 minutes late. |
| | 你最好在我回家之前把家务做完，不然你麻烦就大了。 |
| | 交通太拥挤了，我到达办公室的时候已经迟到20分钟了。 |
| by this time adv | (at some point before this moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 到现在 dào xiàn zài
TCTraditional Chinese 到現在 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到此时 dào xiàn zài，dào cǐ shí |
| | I would normally be in bed by this time. |
| | By this time, you should have finished studying for the exam. |
| call time vi | (pub: announce closing) (酒吧、酒店等) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣布打烊，宣布结束当日营业 xuān bù dǎ yáng，xuān bù jié shù dāng rì yíng yè |
| call time vi | (put an end to [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣布时间已到 xuān bù shí jiān yǐ dào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 决定停止某事 xuān bù shí jiān yǐ dào，jué dìng tíng zhǐ mǒu shì |
| | When I call time, you will put down your pencils and turn your exam papers over. |
| can't be in all places at one time v expr | US, informal (have too many obligations) (因事情太多) | SCSimplified Chinese 分身无术 |
| | I can't be in all places at one time so someone will have to help me. |
| | 我分身乏术，因此有人需要帮助我。 |
| Central Standard Time n | (time zone) | SCSimplified Chinese 中央标准时间 |
| Central Time n | (standard time) | SCSimplified Chinese 中央标准时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 美国中部时间 |
| | Mexico uses Central Time. |
| Christmas time n | (period of Christmas holidays) | SCSimplified Chinese 圣诞时光，圣诞期间 |
| | I'm going home at Christmas time. |
| closing time n | (hour when a business closes) (商店等的) | SCSimplified Chinese 打烊时间，关门时间 dǎ yàng shí jiān ，guān mén shí jiān |
| | The closing time of most shops in the city centre is between 5pm & 8pm. |
| closing time n | UK (hour when a pub closes) (酒馆等的) | SCSimplified Chinese 打烊时间，关门时间 dǎ yàng shí jiān ，guān mén shí jiān |
| | At closing time, there are lots of drunk people on the streets. |
| collection time n | (hour when postbox is emptied) | SCSimplified Chinese 收件时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 开箱收信时间 |
| | They have posted the collection times on the outside of the mail boxes. |
| comp time n | US, abbr, informal (compensatory time off) | SCSimplified Chinese 补休 |
| crunch time n | informal (decisive moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 关键时刻 guān jiàn shí kè
TCTraditional Chinese 關鍵時刻 |
| CST n | initialism (Central Standard Time) | SCSimplified Chinese 中央标准时间 |
| cut time n | US (music: alla breve) | SCSimplified Chinese 2/2拍 |
daylight saving time,
daylight savings time n | (clocks set one hour ahead) | SCSimplified Chinese 夏令时 xià lìng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 夏令時間 |
| | Most countries have daylight saving time in the summer, although the start date varies. |
| delivery time n | (before customer receives goods) | SCSimplified Chinese 交货时间 |
| | The exact delivery time cannot be specified. |
| departure time n | (scheduled leaving time) | SCSimplified Chinese 出发时间 chū fā shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 出發時間 |
| | Our departure time is 12:30, so we need to be at the airport 3 hours before that to get through security. |
| do time vi | slang (serve a prison sentence) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 服刑 fú xíng |
| double time n | US (military: marching rate) | SCSimplified Chinese 跑步, 快步前进 |
| double time n | (overtime pay) | SCSimplified Chinese 双倍工资 |
| double-time [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to move in double time) | SCSimplified Chinese 让...速度翻倍 |
| double-time⇒ vi | (move twice as fast) | SCSimplified Chinese 快步 kuài bù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跑步 kuài bù，pǎo bù
TCTraditional Chinese 跑步 |
| DST n | initialism (daylight saving time) | SCSimplified Chinese 夏令时 xià lìng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 夏令時間 |
| each time adv | (on every occasion) | SCSimplified Chinese 每次 měi cì
TCTraditional Chinese 每次 |
| | Each time she sang, people would cover their ears. |
| early times npl | (period long ago) | SCSimplified Chinese 远古时候
TCTraditional Chinese 遠古時候 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 古代 gǔ dài
TCTraditional Chinese 古代 |
| | In early times, people made measurements by comparing things with parts of the human body. |
| Eastern Standard Time n | (standard time in eastern US) (美国) | SCSimplified Chinese 东部标准时间 |
| Eastern Standard Time adv | (at standard time in eastern US) | SCSimplified Chinese 东部时区 dōng bù shí qū
TCTraditional Chinese 東部時區 |
| Eastern time n | (EST: US time zone) | SCSimplified Chinese 东部时区 dōng bù shí qū
TCTraditional Chinese 東部時區 |
| | New York and Washington are both on Eastern time. |
| EDT n | initialism (Eastern Daylight Time) | SCSimplified Chinese 东部夏令时间 |