英语词汇time的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

time /taɪm/ noun 1. the thing that is measured in minutes, hours etc using clocksadjectives/nouns + timea long time I haven’t seen him for a long time.a short time A short time later, she heard him drive away. Don’t say a small time.some time (=quite a long period of time) I’ve known the truth for some time.a limited time (=a short period of time) The offer is available for a limited time only.free/spare time He spends all his free time watching television.precious/valuable time I’m sorry if I’m taking up your valuable time.the journey time (=the time it takes to travel somewhere) By train, the journey time to London is about two hours.verbsspend time I’m going to spend some time with my family.have time also have got time BrE (=have enough time to do something) I didn’t do it because I didn’t have time. | Have you got time for a coffee?save time I used a ready-made sauce in order to save time.waste time You are wasting your time arguing with him.take time (=you need a long time to do something) Learning a new skill takes time.take some/a little/more etc time (=used when saying how much time you need to do something) Making this cake hardly takes any time.get time spoken (=have time free) Will you read this for me if you get time?pass the time (=spend a period of time doing something) The prisoners pass the time reading, or writing letters.kill time (=spend time doing something unimportant while waiting for something) He went for a walk to kill time before his appointment.time passes also time goes by As time passed, their love grew stronger.prepositionstime for sth I don’t have time for a long chat now. | He wishes he had more time for his friends. | Weekends are my time for relaxing.phrasesa period of time All this happened over a long period of time.an amount/length of time Customers only have a limited amount of time to inspect the goods.there is time to do sth (=there is enough time to do it) There was no time to discuss it.it takes time to do sth It took them a long time to struggle through the crowds.in five/ten etc minutes’ time (=after five, ten etc minutes have passed) I have an urgent meeting in 15 minutes’ time.as time goes by/on (=as time passes – used when something happens gradually) I understood him better as time went on.time is running out (=there is not much time left to do something) Time is running out to do something about climate change.time’s up spoken (=the time allowed for something has finished) Time’s up, class; put your pens down.have time to kill (=have time to do something unimportant while waiting for something) We had some time to kill before our flight, so we decided to do some shopping.make/find time to do sth (=do something, even though you are busy) You need to make time to do things you enjoy.in plenty of time also in good time (=well before the necessary time for something) Make sure you arrive at the airport in plenty of time.THESAURUS: timea long time a long time a long period of time, especially many months or years: They’ve been married a long time – nearly 30 years. | The house has been empty for a long time. | It takes a long time to get a new passport. all day/night/year/week continuing for the whole day, night, year etc – used especially to emphasize that it is a long time: It’s going to take me all night to finish this essay. | He’s in London all week, and only comes home at the weekends. hours/weeks/months/years many hours, weeks, months, or years – used to emphasize that it is a long time, or much longer than it should be: It’s years since I rode a bike. | My wife had to wait months for a hospital appointment. ages especially BrE informal a very long time: I’ve been standing here for ages. | The software takes ages to load. | They’ve lived there for ages. a while also some time a fairly long time: I hadn’t seen Paul for a while, and he’d completely changed. | It may be some time before the company starts to make a profit. the longest time AmE a very long time: For the longest time, my daughter wasn’t reading at all. | It took me the longest time to figure out how to work the sunroof in this car.a short time a minute/moment a short time: I’ll call you back in a minute. | Can I show you something? It will only take a moment. a second a very short time: I’ll be ready in a second. | Just a second – I can’t find my wallet. an instant written a very short time: In an instant, they were gone. | He paused for an instant. a little while/a short while a short period of time, especially a few hours, days, or weeks: I’ve been to Tokyo, but I was only there for a short while. | I saw him a little while ago.2. an occasion when you do something or when something happensadjectivesmany times/lots of times/countless times He had been to Paris many times before.a few times/a couple of times I saw her a few times during the summer.umpteen times informal (=many times – often used when you are annoyed) I’ve told her umpteen times to switch the lights off.a good/suitable/appropriate time Is this a good time to ask about money?a bad time It might be a bad time to mention her ex-husband.the right/wrong time (=a time that is suitable or not suitable) That was the wrong time to make a joke.verbsremember a time Do you remember the time when the children camped in the garden?the time comes Do you think the time will ever come when people live on the moon?phrasesfor the last time I knew I was saying goodbye to her for the last time.the time is ripe (=this is a suitable time for something which perhaps should have happened sooner) People are saying that the time is ripe for a change of government.THESAURUS: time occasion a time when something happens. Occasion is more formal than time: They have been seen together on several occasions. | The last occasion the two teams met, the Giants won easily.3. a particular period in history, or in someone’s lifephrasesat that time At that time very few people had computers.at the present time (=now – used when the situation is likely to change) At the present time there is no treatment for the disease.adjectivesmodern/recent times This is the worst economic crisis in modern times.ancient times People have lived here since ancient times.prehistoric times (=tens of thousands of years ago) The area was used as a burial ground in prehistoric times.a happy time School days are supposed to be the happiest time of your life.a sad time It was a very sad time when he died.a difficult/hard time Many people are having a hard time because of the recession.

词组	time
释义	time /taɪm/ noun 1. the thing that is measured in minutes, hours etc using clocksadjectives/nouns + timea long time I haven’t seen him for a long time.a short time A short time later, she heard him drive away. Don’t say a small time.some time (=quite a long period of time) I’ve known the truth for some time.a limited time (=a short period of time) The offer is available for a limited time only.free/spare time He spends all his free time watching television.precious/valuable time I’m sorry if I’m taking up your valuable time.the journey time (=the time it takes to travel somewhere) By train, the journey time to London is about two hours.verbsspend time I’m going to spend some time with my family.have time also have got time BrE (=have enough time to do something) I didn’t do it because I didn’t have time. \| Have you got time for a coffee?save time I used a ready-made sauce in order to save time.waste time You are wasting your time arguing with him.take time (=you need a long time to do something) Learning a new skill takes time.take some/a little/more etc time (=used when saying how much time you need to do something) Making this cake hardly takes any time.get time spoken (=have time free) Will you read this for me if you get time?pass the time (=spend a period of time doing something) The prisoners pass the time reading, or writing letters.kill time (=spend time doing something unimportant while waiting for something) He went for a walk to kill time before his appointment.time passes also time goes by As time passed, their love grew stronger.prepositionstime for sth I don’t have time for a long chat now. \| He wishes he had more time for his friends. \| Weekends are my time for relaxing.phrasesa period of time All this happened over a long period of time.an amount/length of time Customers only have a limited amount of time to inspect the goods.there is time to do sth (=there is enough time to do it) There was no time to discuss it.it takes time to do sth It took them a long time to struggle through the crowds.in five/ten etc minutes’ time (=after five, ten etc minutes have passed) I have an urgent meeting in 15 minutes’ time.as time goes by/on (=as time passes – used when something happens gradually) I understood him better as time went on.time is running out (=there is not much time left to do something) Time is running out to do something about climate change.time’s up spoken (=the time allowed for something has finished) Time’s up, class; put your pens down.have time to kill (=have time to do something unimportant while waiting for something) We had some time to kill before our flight, so we decided to do some shopping.make/find time to do sth (=do something, even though you are busy) You need to make time to do things you enjoy.in plenty of time also in good time (=well before the necessary time for something) Make sure you arrive at the airport in plenty of time.THESAURUS: timea long time a long time a long period of time, especially many months or years: They’ve been married a long time – nearly 30 years. \| The house has been empty for a long time. \| It takes a long time to get a new passport. all day/night/year/week continuing for the whole day, night, year etc – used especially to emphasize that it is a long time: It’s going to take me all night to finish this essay. \| He’s in London all week, and only comes home at the weekends. hours/weeks/months/years many hours, weeks, months, or years – used to emphasize that it is a long time, or much longer than it should be: It’s years since I rode a bike. \| My wife had to wait months for a hospital appointment. ages especially BrE informal a very long time: I’ve been standing here for ages. \| The software takes ages to load. \| They’ve lived there for ages. a while also some time a fairly long time: I hadn’t seen Paul for a while, and he’d completely changed. \| It may be some time before the company starts to make a profit. the longest time AmE a very long time: For the longest time, my daughter wasn’t reading at all. \| It took me the longest time to figure out how to work the sunroof in this car.a short time a minute/moment a short time: I’ll call you back in a minute. \| Can I show you something? It will only take a moment. a second a very short time: I’ll be ready in a second. \| Just a second – I can’t find my wallet. an instant written a very short time: In an instant, they were gone. \| He paused for an instant. a little while/a short while a short period of time, especially a few hours, days, or weeks: I’ve been to Tokyo, but I was only there for a short while. \| I saw him a little while ago.2. an occasion when you do something or when something happensadjectivesmany times/lots of times/countless times He had been to Paris many times before.a few times/a couple of times I saw her a few times during the summer.umpteen times informal (=many times – often used when you are annoyed) I’ve told her umpteen times to switch the lights off.a good/suitable/appropriate time Is this a good time to ask about money?a bad time It might be a bad time to mention her ex-husband.the right/wrong time (=a time that is suitable or not suitable) That was the wrong time to make a joke.verbsremember a time Do you remember the time when the children camped in the garden?the time comes Do you think the time will ever come when people live on the moon?phrasesfor the last time I knew I was saying goodbye to her for the last time.the time is ripe (=this is a suitable time for something which perhaps should have happened sooner) People are saying that the time is ripe for a change of government.THESAURUS: time occasion a time when something happens. Occasion is more formal than time: They have been seen together on several occasions. \| The last occasion the two teams met, the Giants won easily.3. a particular period in history, or in someone’s lifephrasesat that time At that time very few people had computers.at the present time (=now – used when the situation is likely to change) At the present time there is no treatment for the disease.adjectivesmodern/recent times This is the worst economic crisis in modern times.ancient times People have lived here since ancient times.prehistoric times (=tens of thousands of years ago) The area was used as a burial ground in prehistoric times.a happy time School days are supposed to be the happiest time of your life.a sad time It was a very sad time when he died.a difficult/hard time Many people are having a hard time because of the recession.
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