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| good-time n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (person: seeking fun) (人) | 追求享乐的，贪玩的
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| good-time n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (music, etc.: fun) (音乐等) | 令人愉快的，让人开心的
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Greenwich Mean Time,
Greenwich Time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (universal time) | 格林威治时间
gé lín wēi zhì shí jiān |
| | | 国际标准时间
guó jì biāo zhǔn shí jiān |
| | Mountain standard time is plus 8 hours from Greenwich Mean Time. |
half-time,
also US: halftime nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sport: break at mid point) (体育竞赛等) | 中场休息
zhōng chǎng xiū xī |
| | At half-time the home team was winning easily. |
| half-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (taking place midway though sports match) | 中场
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| hard times nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (financial hardship) | 经济上的窘迫时期
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| | Both he and she are unemployed and they're going through some hard times. |
| hard times nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (difficult period) | 困难时期
kùn nán shí qī |
| | These are hard times for those wanting to start their own business. |
| harvest time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (season when crops are gathered) | 收获季节
shōu huò jì jié |
| | | 收割期
shōu gē qī |
| | When harvest time is over, the farm workers have a big celebration. |
| have a good time viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (enjoy oneself, have fun) | 玩得开心
wán de kāi xīn |
| | | 过得愉快
guò de yú kuài |
| | Whenever I go out with friends we all have a good time. |
| have a hard time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (experience difficulties) | 处于困境
chǔ yú kùn jìng |
| | | 日子不好过
rì zi bù hǎo guò |
| | Be kind to her - she's having a really hard time right now. |
| have no time for v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (not tolerate) | 没时间做…
méi shí jiān zuò … |
| | James has no time for gossips. I have no time for children who won't do their homework. |
| have plenty of time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have more than enough time available) | 时间充足
shí jiān chōng zú |
| | | 有大量的时间
yǒu dà liàng de shí jiān |
| | Don't rush into marriage. You're young; you have plenty of time. |
| have time viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (have enough time available to do [sth]) | 有时间
yǒu shí jiān |
| | | 有空
yǒu kòng |
| | Do you have time for lunch with me? |
| high time | (appropriate time) | 该…了
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| | | 是时候…了
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| idle time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (computing: period of non-use) (计算机) | 空闲时间
kòng xián shí jiān |
| idle time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (business: non-productive time) (商业) | 非生产时间
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| in a short time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (soon) | 很快
hěn kuài |
| | | 不久
bù jiǔ |
| | I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (within a brief span of time) | 短期内
duǎn qī nèi |
| | | 短时间内
duǎn shí jiān nèi |
| | In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| in double-quick time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (very fast) | 非常快地
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| | | 非常迅速地
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| in due time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (at the appropriate time, when it is ready) | 按时
àn shí |
| | | 准时
zhǔn shí |
| | | 如期
rú qī |
| in good time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (sufficiently early) | 提前地
tí qián de |
| | | 及时地
jí shí de |
| | | 及早地
jí zǎo de |
| | You need to get to the theatre in good time if you want to get a seat near the front. |
| in good time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in a short time) | 迅速地
xùn sù de |
| | The bus came early and he arrived at work in good time. |
in no time at all,
in no time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (rapidly) | 马上，立刻，很快
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| | I can get dinner ready in no time at all. |
| in our time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (during our lifetimes) | 在我们这个时代
zài wǒ men zhè gè shí dài |
| | Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest leaders in our time. |
| in record time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (faster than ever before) | 飞快地
fēi kuài de |
| | | 破纪录地
pò jì lù de |
| | We made the journey in record time. |
| in the course of time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (eventually) | 在…过程中
zài … guò chéng zhōng |
| | You'll forget him in the course of time. |
| in the fullness of time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (eventually) | 最终
zuì zhōng |
| | Yes, he's a strange man, but I think you'll grow to like him in the fullness of time. |
| in the nick of time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (just before [sth] is too late) | 非常及时
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| | | 在紧要时刻
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| | | 正好赶在关键时刻
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| | The doctors got to him in the nick of time and managed to restart his heart. |
| in the time of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (during the era of) | 在…时
zài … shí |
| | | 在…的时代
zài de shí dài |
| | In the time of the dinosaurs, there were no human beings around,. |
| in time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (eventually) | 最终
zuì zhōng |
| | | 最后
zuì hòu |
| | You'll forget all about it in time. |
| in time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (not too late) | 及时地
jí shí de |
| | The meeting starts in five minutes; if we hurry, we might still get there in time. |
| | 会议还有五分钟就开始了，如果我们动作快点，或许还能及时赶到。 |
| in time for [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (not late for) | 及时…
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| | | 赶上…
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| | Make sure you arrive in time for the start of the concert at 7 P.M. |
| in time to do [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (not late) | 及时…
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| | I got to the concert in time to get a seat at the front. |
| in which time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (during which period) | 何时
hé shí |
| | | 什么时候
shén me shí hòu |
| injury time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sports: game extension) | 因受伤而延长的赛时
yīn shòu shāng ér yán cháng de sài shí |
| | The winning goal was scored in the very last minute of injury time. |
| It's about time interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (impatience) | 是时候…
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| | It's about time you returned my book! |
| It's about time! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (impatience) | 是时候了！
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| | "I'm going to apply for a job." "It's about time!" |
| it's been a long time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (a lot of time has passed) | 已经过了很久了
yǐ jīng guò le hěn jiǔ le |
| | It's been a long time since I last saw him. |
| It's high time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (urgency) (表示不能再拖延了) | 是必须做…的时候了
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| | It's high time I went to the doctor; I've postponed it four times. It's high time you found a job. |
| just in time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (almost too late) | 正是时候
zhèng shì shí hòu |
| | The paramedics arrived just in time. You got here just in time, you almost missed all the fun. |
| keep time viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (sport: record time taken) (体育比赛中) | 记时
jì shí |
| | I asked the guy who was keeping time if I'd beaten any records. |
| keep time viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (clock: tell the time accurately) (指钟表) | 准确报时，走得准
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| | My clock's so old that it doesn't keep time any more. An electronic clock is able to keep time very accurately. |
| keep time viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (conductor: maintain rhythm) (乐队指挥) | 掌控节奏
zhǎng kòng jié zòu |
| | A band needs someone to keep time. |
| keep time viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (mark rhythm with music) | 合音乐拍子
hé yīn yuè pāi zi |
| | Drummers typically keep time for the band. |
| kill time vtr + n | informal, figurative (occupy yourself) | 打发时间
dǎ fā shí jiān |
| | I listened to my I-Pod to kill time while waiting for the bus. |
| kill time viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (do something to occupy oneself) | 消磨时间
xiāo mó shí jiān |
| | While I was waiting for Meg to arrive I had three cups of coffee to kill time. |
last time,
the last time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on the previous occasion) | 上次
shàng cì |
| | | 上一次
shàng yí cì |
| | Last time I ate fast food, I got sick. The last time I saw you, you'd just come back from Japan. |
| the last time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (final iteration, occurrence) | 最后一次
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| for the last time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (esp. of warning, exasperation) (特别用于警告，愤怒) | 最后一次
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| lead time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time between design and finished product) | 从设计到成品的时间
cóng shè jì dào chéng pǐn de shí jiān |
| | You didn't give me enough lead time to finish this project. |
| leisure time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (free time) | 空闲时间
kòng xián shí jiān |
| | | 闲暇
xián xiá |
| | In her leisure time she loved to read cookbooks and try new recipes. I have two jobs, so I have almost no leisure time. |
| length of time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (period, duration) | 时长
shí cháng |
| | If you leave the house for any length of time, please lock the windows. |
| live on borrowed time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (have limited time left) (贬义) | 苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn |
| | If you continue to smoke, soon you'll be living on borrowed time. |
| local time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time in a particular zone) | 当地时间
dāng dì shí jiān |
| | The plane should land at 4am local time. He phoned from Africa at midnight local time, that's 6 p.m. here. |
| long time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (considerable period of time) | 长时间
cháng shí jiān |
| 备注: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is an adjective |
| | I sat in the sun for a long time and got sunburned. I haven't seen my ex-husband in a long time. |
| long time no see interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang (I haven't seen you for a long time) (俚语) | 好久不见
hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn |
| | Hey, Andrew! Long time no see! |
longtime,
long-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (from far in the past) | 长期的
cháng qī de |
| | My long-time boyfriend surprised me with a visit. |
longtime,
long-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (lasting, enduring) | 持久的
chí jiǔ de |
| | The Johnson family are our long-time friends. |
| lose no time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (act without delay) | 不浪费时间
bú làng fèi shí jiān |
| | | 抓紧
zhuā jǐn |
| | You should lose no time in reporting a stolen credit card. |
| lose time vtr + n | (delay, fail to act) (钟表) | 慢，走慢
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| | | 耽误时间
dān wù shí jiān |
| | Don't lose time by taking the longer route. |
| lovely time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (enjoyment) | 美好时光
měi hǎo shí guāng |
| | Everyone had a lovely time at the party. |
lunch time,
lunchtime nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hour when midday meal is eaten) | 午餐时间
wǔ cān shí jiān |
| 备注: single-word form used when term is an adj |
| | Why are you all looking so glum? - it'll soon be lunch time! |
make the big time,
hit the big time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (be a success) | 获得成功
huò dé chéng gōng |
| | I moved to Hollywood, trying to make the big time. |
| make the most of your time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be productive) | 充分利用时间
chōng fèn lì yòng shí jiān |
| | Isabel made the most of her time in the UK by visiting as many places as she could. |
| make time for [sb/sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (reserve time) | 腾出时间
téng chū shí jiān |
| | | 弥补失去的时间
mí bǔ shī qù de shí jiān |
| | My calendar is full, but I can make time for you. |
| make time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (compensate for time lost) | 弥补时间
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| | In order to make time, Ian had to work through lunchtime. |
| make up for lost time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (compensate for past inaction) | 弥补失去的时间
mí bǔ shī qù de shí jiān |
| | Her father made up for lost time by buying her lots of presents. |
| many a time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (often) | 多次
duō cì |
| | | 经常
jīng cháng |
| | Many a time I have longed to be somebody else. |
| march of time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (relentless passing of time) | 时光的流逝
shí guāng de liú shì |
| | | 时间的推移
shí jiān de tuī yí |
| | Throughout the years he remained a royalist, oblivious to the march of time. |
| military time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (24-hour clock) (24小时制) | 军用计时，军用时间
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| most of the time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (usually) | 通常
tōng cháng |
| | | 大多数时候
dà duō shù shí hòu |
| | I can hardly understand what he's saying most of the time. |
| Mountain Time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time of mountain states in US) (西七区区时) | 山地标准时间
shān dì biāo zhǔn shí jiān |
| | Charles arrived in Denver a little after 11 o' clock Mountain Time. |
| MST nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (Mountain Standard Time) | 山区标准时间
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| nearer the time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (closer to a given future point) | 到时候
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| | I'll be passing through town sometime in August; I'll let you know the actual date nearer the time. |
| next time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (on the next occasion) (非正式用语) | 下次
xià cì |
| | Next time I go to the supermarket I must remember to buy some cheese. |
nighttime,
night-time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (period of night) | 夜间
yè jiān |
| | | 夜里
yè lǐ |
nighttime,
night-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (nocturnal) | 夜间的，夜里的
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| | | 在夜间发生的
zài yè jiān fā shēng de |
| no time at all nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (briefest moment) | 立刻
lì kè |
| | | 马上
mǎ shàng |
| | We'll see each other again in two weeks. That's no time at all. |
| not have time v | (be too busy) | 没有时间
méi yǒu shí jiān |
| | | 不空
bù kōng |
| | | 很忙
hěn máng |
| | I do not have time for idle chatter. |
| of all time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (best in history) | 历史上最...
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| | | 前所未有的最...
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| | We watched a film about the best baseball pitcher of all time. |
old as time,
as old as time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (very ancient) | 年代久远的
nián dài jiǔ yuǎn de |
| | | 古老的
gǔ lǎo de |
| | | 陈年的
chén nián de |
| | The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
| on time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (punctual) | 准时
zhǔn shí |
| | Mr. Jones is always on time, and arrives promptly at 9:00 on the dot. If you want the job, you'd better be on time for the interview. |
| on time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (not late) | 准时
zhǔn shí |
| | | 按时
àn shí |
| | His flight arrived on time. |
| once upon a time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (start of a fairy tale) | 很久以前
hěn jiǔ yǐ qián |
| | Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived an orphan girl with her wicked stepmother. |
| one at a time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (one by one) | 一次一个
yí cì yí gè |
| one day at a time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (not worry about the future) | 把握每一天，过好每一天
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| | Jasmine told her daughter not to worry too much, and to live one day at a time. |
| one more time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (once more) | 再
zài |
| | | 再次
zài cì |
| | | 再一次
zài yí cì |
| | Please, repeat the question one more time. |
| one step at a time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (gradually, progressively) | 一步一步地，逐渐
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| one time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on one occasion) | 有一次
yǒu yí cì |
| | | 某一次
mǒu yí cì |
| | I remember when my brother came home drunk one time. |
| one-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (one-off, occurring once only) | 一次性的
yí cì xìng de |
| | This is a one-time only offer, the price will go back up tomorrow. |
| one-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (former) | 以前的
yǐ qián de |
| | | 昔日的
xī rì de |
| | | 昔日的
xī rì de |
| | To look at her now you would never believe that she was a one-time supermodel. |
| one-time fee nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (one-off charge) | 一次性费用，一次性收费
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onetime,
one-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (former) | 曾经的
céng jīng de |
| | | 过去的
guò qù de |
| | | 过去的
guò qù de |
onetime,
one-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (done only once) | 一次的
yí cì de |
| out of time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (having passed a deadline) | 过期的
guò qī de |
| | As the clock ticked over the hour he realized he was out of time. |
| over time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (gradually) | 随着时间的推移
suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí |
| | | 逐渐地
zhú jiàn de |
| | Her disease progressed over time until she was no longer able to get out of bed. |
| Pacific Standard Time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time) (比格林威治标准时间晚8小时) | 太平洋标准时间
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part time,
part-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (work: fewer hours) | 兼职的
jiān zhí de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | I finally got a job working as a part-time bartender. |
| part time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (work: for fewer hours) | 兼职工作
jiān zhí gōng zuò |
| | | 非全职做…
fēi quán zhí zuò |
| | I got a job working part time for the delivery company. |
| part-time job nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (work: not full time) | 兼职工作
jiān zhí gōng zuò |
| | When I was a student I had a part-time job working in a pub. |