times /taɪmz/► SEE ALLat all timesat timesbe behind the timeskeep up, move, etc. with the timesat the best of timesfall on hard timesnine times out of tenfor old times’ sake(be) a sign of the times ●at all ˈtimesalways总是；一直◆Our representatives are ready to help you at all times. 我们的销售代表随时乐意帮助你。●at ˈtimessometimes有时◆At times I wonder whether he’ll ever get a job. 有的时候我会想他到底能不能找到工作。●be behind the ˈtimesbe old-fashioned in the way you live, work, think, etc.落后于时代；过时；落伍◆You’re behind the times if you think a visit to the dentist has to be painful. 如果你还以为看牙一定很疼的话你就落伍了。OPPbe ahead of/before/in advance of your time●keep up, move, etc. with the ˈtimeschange in the same way as the rest of society changes与时俱进；跟上时代◆In business it’s important to keep up with the times. 在商界重要的是跟上时代。◆People’s tastes change with the times. 人们的口味随着时代的变化而改变。OPPbe (stuck) in a time warp●at the ˈbest of timeseven when conditions are good即使在最好的情况下◆This car does not go very fast at the best of times, and with four people in it, it will go a lot slower.这辆车在最好的情况下也开不了很快，要是坐四个人，就会更慢。●fall on hard ˈtimesbecome poor遭逢艰难时世；变穷◆She has fallen on hard times and hardly has enough money to live on.她的日子变得很艰难，几乎无法维持生计。●ˌnine times out of ˈten ( ˌninety-nine ˌtimes out of a ˈhundred) almost always十有八九；大抵；几乎总是◆Nine times out of ten our opponents will beat us. We just hope this is the one in ten.十有八九我们都会被对手打败，只希望这次是例外。◆Ninety-nine times out of a hundred she’s right about people but this time she was wrong.她对别人的看法十有八九都正确，不过这次她错了。●for ˈold times’ sakebecause of pleasant memories of things you did together in the past看在旧日的情分上；念及老交情◆I saw John Smith today. I hadn’t seen him for years. We had a drink together for old times’ sake.今天我遇见了约翰 ∙ 史密斯，多年不见了，想起以往的老交情，我们一起喝了一杯。◆I lent him the money for old times’ sake.念在旧日的交情，我把钱借给他了。●(be) a ˌsign of the ˈtimessomething that shows the way the world is changing（是）时势，潮流，时代特征◆Seventy per cent of last year’s graduates are still unemployed — a sign of the times, I’m afraid.去年毕业的学生仍有 70% 没找到工作，这恐怕就是时代的特征吧。