[uncountable] 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。 [uncountable] 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！我没想到这么晚了。 [uncountable] 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。 [uncountable, countable] 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？ [uncountable] an amount of time; the amount of time available to work, rest, etc.（可用于工作、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 [singular] 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。 [countable] 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；拖后◆We finished three months ahead of time.我们提前三个月完成。●all the ˈtime ●the whole ˈtimeduring 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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