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time [timed, timing, times] (to measure time) verb [UK: ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈtaɪm] | 計時verb 计时 /jìshí/verb |
time and again (often; repeatedly) adverb [UK: ˈtaɪm ənd ə.ˈɡen] [US: ˈtaɪm ænd ə.ˈɡen] | 一次又一次 /yīcì yòu yīcì/adverb 反反复复 /fǎnfǎnfùfù/adverb 反反復復adverb |
time and tide wait for no man (proverb) phrase [UK: ˈtaɪm ənd taɪd weɪt fɔː(r) nəʊ mæn] [US: ˈtaɪm ænd ˈtaɪd ˈweɪt ˈfɔːr ˈnoʊ ˈmæn] | 岁月不等人 /suìyuè bù děng rén/phrase 时不我待 /shíbùwǒdài/phrase 時不我待phrase 歲月不等人phrase |
time and time again (often; repeatedly) adverb [UK: ˈtaɪm ənd ˈtaɪm ə.ˈɡen] [US: ˈtaɪm ænd ˈtaɪm ə.ˈɡen] | 一次又一次 /yīcì yòu yīcì/adverb 反反复复 /fǎnfǎnfùfù/adverb 反反復復adverb |
time bomb (bomb with a timeout mechanism) noun [UK: ˈtaɪm.bɒm] [US: ˈtaɪm.bɒm] | 定時炸彈noun 計時炸彈noun |
time capsule (sealed container) noun [UK: ˈtaɪm ˈkæp.sjuːl] [US: ˈtaɪm ˈkæp.səl] | 時間囊noun 時間膠囊noun |
time clock (device that records times that employees start and finish work) noun [UK: ˈtaɪm ˈklɒk] [US: ˈtaɪm ˈklɑːk] | 打卡机 /dǎkǎjī/noun 打卡機noun |
time-consuming (requiring significant amounts of time) adjective [UK: ˈtaɪmk.ən.ˈsjuː.mɪŋ] [US: ˈtaɪmk.ən.ˌsuː.mɪŋ] | 耗时的 /hàoshí de/adjective 耗時的adjective 耗費時間的adjective 耗费时间的 /hàofèi shíjiān de/adjective |
time deposit (deposit in a bank) noun [UK: ˈtaɪm dɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt] [US: ˈtaɪm də.ˈpɑː.zət] | |
time difference (difference of time between measurements) noun [UK: ˈtaɪm ˈdɪ.frəns] [US: ˈtaɪm ˈdɪ.fə.rəns] | 时差 /shíchā/noun 時差noun |
time flies (time seems to pass quickly) phrase [UK: ˈtaɪm flaɪz] [US: ˈtaɪm ˈflaɪz] | 光阴似箭 /guāngyīnsìjiàn/phrase 光阴荏苒 /guāngyīnrénrǎn/phrase 光陰似箭phrase 光陰荏苒phrase 时日如飞 /shírìrúfēi/phrase 時光飛逝 时光飞逝 /shíguāngfēishì/phrase 時日如飛phrase 轉眼間phrase 转眼间 /zhuányǎnjiān/phrase |
time frame [time frames] (period of time) noun |