and tried to fight them. M£IIA^MftjA:^IAi& tstH>
, 7Ji
Ao nnn'TO 'tilt at sb/sth (erf) to attack sb/sth
in speech or writing #£&; J&A 'tilt at sth (8r£) to try to win sth : He was tilting at the top
prize, lttA4MP$L
noun 1 a position in which one end or side of
sth is higher than the other; an act of tilting sth to one side M 14; M ft'J: The table is at a slight tilt. &JIT47AJL M o O He answered with a tilt of his head, ilk H lr A 0 2 an attempt to win sth
or defeat sb ( ^^tif&flft^Aftj ) £0, She aims to have a tilt at
the world championship next year. && ftj @ A l7 tpH
T7T7T1 (at) full tilt/’pelt as fast as possible £ il;
tim ber /’timb0(r)/ noun 1 [U] trees that are grown to be used in
building or for making things (
^npftj
) 44A, 44A; MM4A the
timber industry 4fcA ik 2 [U] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually lum-ber) wood that is prepared
for use in building, etc. ( 2i fk % #1 ftj ) All, A$4: houses built of timber AM 3 [C, usually pi.]
a long heavy piece of wood used in building a house or ship ( jgilllMMftJ
)AA*4, *£A; ( JSU&ffl (ft ) : roof timbers 4 timber! used to warn
people that a tree that has
been cut is about to fall (
fSWAthm) mm,
tim bered /’timbad; NAmE -bard/ adj. built of timbers;
with a framework of
timbers AM fill; A^n AlftJ — see
also HALF-TIMBERED
'tim-ber
yard (6r£) (NAmE lum-ber-yard) noun a place where wood
for building, etc. is stored and sold AM
!CA^
timbre /'taemba(r)/ noun (formal) the quality of sound
that is produced by a particular voice or musical instrument ##
Tim
buktu (also
Timbuctoo) /.timbAk'tu:/ noun a place that is very
far away iS jtg ft) ifa A frMchfli From the name of a town in
northern
ej£0o
time tHr /taim/ noun, verb
* noun — see also times
► MINUTES/HOURS/YEARS, ETC. ft®. >]VH4. 1 [U] what
is measured in minutes,
hours, days, etc. ( IA BA > A^HtilftJ ) &A I a]: The changing seasons mark the passing of time. A #®, $i£o 0 A visit to the
museum will take you back in time to the 1930s. 0M& 20 ttm 30 AHA O time and space 0410! 4fl A |h] o As
time went by we saw less and less of each other. fclftlW,
Ikd JMSAMAo o Perceptions
change over time (= as time passes).
#
04 I0I
ftj M IS M $ ft o — see also Father
Time 2 [U] the time shown on a clock in minutes and hours ( A M&AftJ ) BAl's], B4£'J:
What time is it/What’s
the time? fl *T? <> Do you have the time? fftftJitfJJil£
Ji M, T? 0 (BrE) What time do you make it? fft
/L 7 ? 0 (NAmE?) What time do you have? fft^flitll/E JL£7nTr?
'0 The time is now
47 o (BrE) Can she tell the time yet (= say what
time it is by looking at a clock)? #(k if 14 A 7o (NAmE) Can she tell time yet? M if A T °^r ? OMy watch keeps perfect time (= always shows the
correct time).
o Look at the time! Well be late. #A & T !
Ilcftl lc ifi?1! T o o This time tomorrow III be in
baby loves bath time. & ^ J L #$; $1 ftj 041^ <> 0 I think it’s time to go to bed. 0 0 It’s time the kids
were in bed. liliif 7» o It’s time for lunch. A Hr B4 I'bQ M T o o A computer screen shows arrival and departure times. AIIPII /^AftJB4l0]o 0
The
train arrived right on time (= at exactly the
correct time). A A ® 0 O By the time you get there the
meeting will be over. fft3\ 7SP M ftj 04U,
^
T o <> You’ll feel differently about it when the time comes (= when it happens). 3\ 041£ 1ft #
A A 41|WJ
7
s — see also any time, closing time, drive time,
NIGHT-TIME, OPENING TIME
►
PERIOD 04l0|f£ 5 [U] ~ to do sth an amount of time; the amount of time
available to work, rest, etc. — ^0410];
( «JM7Xfl7 ) -®B4l0l: Allow plenty of
time to get to the airport, g ft
JE. ^ (ft B4OH
3\ 4/1 ^ 0 0
He
spends most of his time working. ltkl£AnPA04l0]££;fe
4I#±0 o She doesn’t have muchfree/spare time, ftfe A ^ A $ A 041 a! o 0 I can probably make the time to see them. 4£ A M ik If ft B410] A # II1M1 <, 0 What a waste of time! A H 04 Ib] 7 ! 0 We have no time to lose (= we must hurry). 4£ d A St 04
|sJ 7 1 0 It takes time to make changes in the law.
B4 0 o 0 I didn’t finish the test—I ran out of time.
0410l
A7 o o Time’s up—have you worked out the answer
yet? 04 d 3\ 7, 1ft fcB ^ S 7 ftf
? o He never takes any time off (= time spent not working). 14,/AAlAtL o Jane’s worked here for some time (= for a fairly long period of time).
6
^ ® 041^ 7 6 <> Do it now please—not in
three
hours’ time (= three hours from now). iiJj&ftgfcT',
M AJ1HA4n04A]5'o o The journey time is two hours. M 04 I'bX A W 7 A 04 o — see also response time
6
a time [sing.]
a period of time, either long or short,
during
which you do sth or sth happens. ( A M ft) ) - ' I£ 0410] : His injuries will take a long time to heal. ltkftJl^^^;fSA:-"JSB4l0l
Af^fto
01 lived in
the best time of day. —
AH£FftJ04A;o o Her
parents died a long time ago. MftJ
To 0 At one time (= at a period of
time in the past) Emily was my best friend. !f ftJf!
Ao o
Mr
Curtis was the manager in my time (= when I was working there).
^ciftiPMXfft04, ftlff I&t
7
[U, pi ] a
period of history connected with particular
events or
experiences in people’s lives 04 M; 04 ft; A iX; iftH: The movie is set at the time of the Russian revolution. & 8P fe # & 0 £ ft B4#j
A # £ o 0 in
ancient times 4ft A ft 0 the violent times we live in (= the present period of history) ^f]
A^ftjSLtft o Times
are hard for the unemployed. MAik#Aift, B4ttt44)$L 0 Times have changed since Grandma was young. A# 04
J!££AJi*&#¥&B4^AJL7o
—see also old- time
►
OCCASION/EVENT Yji
; A14 8 [C] an occasion when
you do sth or when sth happens 1A; 0: Every time I hear that song I feel happy.
0 Next time
you’re here
let’s have lunch together. T A 1ft M & M A, 111—32 ife■7fSo o He failed his driving test
three times. #,#7O He’s determined to pass this time. — 0 Itk A 7' W % R 0 0 When was the last time you saw her?. fftAAJI'ft' A 041^
JE5y Mft) ? o How many times (= how often) do I have to tell you not to do
that? %
gg ffta# £ il> ft] A ^ liW fftA? o
(especially
NAmE) I remember one time (= once) we had to abandon our car in the snow.
o (formal) At no time
did I
give my consent to the plan.
#j 0
i;iaia To talk about the first or the last time
you do sth, use the first/last time (that) I ... This is the first time (that) I’ve
been to London, o -Tkis-i&- th& first
time for me to go to London. 0 That was the last time (that) I saw her. Altff* , Pll-U
the
first/last time (that) I ...: This is the first time (that) I’ve been to
0 I had an awful time in the
hospital. AclftEStftJ 0 77T
►
FOR RACE Affi
10 [C, U] how long sb takes to run
a race
or
complete an event ( 0 ftJ ) MM04
[0]: The winner’s time was 11.6
seconds. i^flft#ftjB4l0]^ 1-1.6 #0 0 She completed the 500 metres in record time {= faster than any previous
runner). MH§£f-dAftJ04l0]