| 释义 |
●mark ˈtimestay in one situation, job, etc., not making any progress, but waiting for an opportunity to do so 等待时机◆‘What are you doing at the moment?’ ‘I’m just marking time until somebody offers me a better job.’
“你目前在做什么？”“没做什么，我在等待更好的工作机会。” NOTE If soldiers mark time, they march on one spot without moving forward. * mark time 原指士兵原地踏步。 |