the holiday began.假日一开始，时间就过得飞快。

關抑 This phrase is a translation of the Latin ‘tempus fugit’.此短语译自拉丁文 tempus fugit〇 time is mon^y {saying) time is valuable, and should not be wasted时间就盛金钱；一寸光阴一-寸金料11[16丨5〇11丫〇|^ 'side used to say that sb can wait for sth to happen or can wait before doing sth有的是时间（等待某_发生或 做某事厂（the) next, first，second，etc. time 'round on the next, first, etc. occasion that the same thing happens同样的事情下次（或第一次等）发生时：He repeated none of the errors h^d made first time round, 没有重复过首次所犯下的任何错误rhis time round it w〇5 not so easy•这一次这事可就木那么容易了。time 'was (when) ... (old-fashioned) used to say that sth used to happen in the past曾瘥有那么个时鯈…；那年头… time (alone) will 'tell | only time will 'tell {saying) used to say that you will have to wait for some time to find out the result of a situation (只有}时间会证明： Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful. 只有时间才能证明这种疗法是否成功。the whole 'time

=ALL THE TIME — more at BEAT V., BIDE, BORROW, BUY V” CALL V., COURSE /?.，DAY, DEVIL, EASY 办，FIRST 叙， FORTH, FULLNESS, GAIN V., GIVE V., HARD adj., HIGH adj., KILL V., LONG adj., LOST, LUCK n., MARK V., MATTER n., MOVE V., NICK n., OLD, ONCE adv., PASS V., RACE n., SIGN

/?., stitch n., sweet adj., thin adj., third ordinal number, whale ■ verb

►                 ARRANGE TIME 安.排时间 1 [often passive] to arrange to do sth or arrange for sth to happen at a particular time 为…安排时间；选择…的时机：[VN] She rimed her arrival /or shorriy q/ter 3.她金在 3 ▲钟刚过到达。◊ Their request was badly timed (= it was made at the wrong time).他们的要求提得不合时宜。◊ ‘J hope we’re not too earty. ’ ‘Ybu couid/i’t have rimed: it better/’ “ 我希望我们 没有到得太早“你们来的时间再合适不过了。” 〇[VN to inf] Publication of his biography was timed to coincide with his 70th birthday cdebrarions.他的传记特别安排在 他的70寿诞庆典时出版。

►                 MEASURE TIME!、计量时间 2 to measure how_long it takes for sth to happen or for sb to do sth 计时；测定…所需 的时间：[VN]. The winner was timed at 20.4 seconds, g胜i用的时间为 20.4 秒。◊ [V wh-] rime how Zong it tafces you to answer the questions.记一下.自己回答这些 问题所需的时间。

►                 IN SPORT 体育运动 3 [VN] to hit or kick a ball at a particular moment in a sports game 在某一时刻击球

(或踢球）：She timed the pass pe/fectZy.她传 掌握得&到好处。◊. a beaut^ZZy shot时机把握

得绝妙的一击

—see also ill-timed, mistime, timing, well timed ,time-and-'motion study noun a study to find out how efficient a company^ working methods are 时间与 动作研究（为估计生产或工作效率)- 'time bomb noun 1 a bomb that can be set to explode at a particular time 定时炸弹 2 a situation that is-likely to cause serious problems in.the future 潜在危险； 隐患：imempZoyment is a poZiticaZ rime bomb /or the government.日益严重的失业问题对政府来说是一枚 _政治上的定时炸弹。

'time capsule noun a container that is filled with objects that people think are typical of the time they are living in. It is buried so that it can be discovered by people in the future.时代文物贮藏器（收藏具有时代特 jiE的物品}

'time card noun (especially NAm£) a piece of card on which the number of hours that sb has worked are recorded, usually by a machine考勤卡;.工作时间记录卡 'time clock noun a special clock that records the exact time that sb starts and finishes work 考勤钟；上下班计 .时钟

'time-consum-ing adj. taking or needing a lot of time 费时的；耗时间的：a d断cuZt and rime-corwuming process —难而又费时的过程

'time exposure noun [U] a method for taking photo­graphs in which light is allowed to reach the film for longer than normal (摄影）定时曝光

2119  time-release

'time frame noun the length of time that is used or available for sth (用于某事的）一段时间 'time-honoured (Br£) (NAmE -honored) adj. respected because it has been used or done for a long time 古:老 而受到尊重的；历史悠久的；由来已久的：They showed t/ieir approved in the time-honoured wa广(=by clapping, for example).他们以传统的方式表示同意。 time-keep-er /'taimki:p0(r)/ noun a person who re­cords the time that is spent doing sth, for example at work or at a sports event (工作或运动tk赛等的> &间记 录员::，计时员 be a good/bad timekeeper to be regularlyon time/late for work经常按时/不按时上班 time-keep-ing /'taimkiipir)/ noun [u] 1 a person’s ability to arrive in time for things, especially work (尤 指上i的）准时，守时 2 the activity of recording the time sth takes 计时

'time lag (also lag, 'time lapse) noun the period of time between two connected events (两件相^事件的）时间 间隔，时滞：There is a long time lag between when I do the vvorfc and when J get paid.我做工作和领薪水之间相

隔很长一段时间。

•time-lapse <3办[only before noun] (of photography 摄影） using a method in which a series of individual pictures of a process are shown together so that sth that really happens very slowly is shown as happening very quickly 延时相攘的：a time-iapse sequence 〇/ a月oiver opening —组延时拍摄花蕾开放的镜头 time-less /'taimlas/ adj. (formal) 1 not appearing to be affected by the passing of time or by changes in fashion 不受时间‘响巧j无巧]、司性的；永歹ik时的：hertimdess beauty 她的永恒的美丽 2 existing or continuing for ever 永存的；：永远的；永恒的；永久的HE! UNENDING : tfmeZess eternity 方古长存'‘!► time-less.ly adv. t|me-le.ss- ness noun [U]

'time limit noun the length of time within which you ipust do or complete sth 时限；期限；限期：We have to set a time Hmi’t/or the worfc.我们彳秦为袭项工作规定个期 限。◊ TTie wori must be compZeted wfthi’n a certain rime 户mft..这项；作必须在一定期限内尧成。 time-line /'taimlain/ noun a horizontal line that is used to represent time, with the past towards the left and the future towards the right和•间线，时线（用以表示时 _间的水平线，左边表示过去，右边表示未来）

'time lock noun 1 a lock with a device which prevents it from being opened until a particular time.定时锁 2 (computing if) part of a program which stops the program operating after a particular time 定时愈程序 /夬，定时锁定程序（使程序停止运疗） time-ly /'taimli/ adj. happening at exactly the right time 及时侖；适时的 opportune ： A nasty incident w〇5 prevented by the timely arrivaZ 〇/ the poHce.警察的 及时到来阻止了一次严重事故。◊ This has been a timely reminder to. us aZZ.对我们夫家来说这个提醒非常及时。 EEQ untimely ►time-li-ness noun [U]

'time machine /7〇w/7 (in science fiction stories 科..幻 小说）a machine that enables you to travel in time to the past or the future时间机韹（能使人往返于过去或

♦赤籴）

time-out /'taimaut/ noun 1 (NAm^) a short period of rest during a sports game (体育比_中的）暂备;2 (co/71- puting if) an occasion when a process or program is automatically stopped after a certain amount of time because it has not worked successfully 超时；（自动） .暂停.

time-piece /'taimpiis/ noun {formal) a clock or watch

钟；表

timeir /_taima(r)/ "ow/7 (often in compounds 常构成复合 词)'a device tliat is used to measure the time that sth takes; a device that starts or stops a machine working at a particular time时计；计时器；跑表；定时器： an oven rimer 烤箱定时器 一see also egg timer, old- timer

'time-release adj. [usually before noun] releasing an active substance, for example a drug, a little at a time

(药等 > 逐渐释放的，缓释的