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Time
短语的意义及用法
1
．
some time
（
for some period of time
）
“一段时间，一些时候”
。例如：
I can’t
order these clothes, unless you can wait
some time, or change this note.
His own house
was destroyed and for some time his life was in
danger.
2
．
sometime
（
at some uncertain t
ime
）
“在某一时候”
。可用来指过
去或将来。例如：
I saw him sometime at the library.
我偶尔在图书馆里见到他。
“
When shall we visit the
Science Museum?
”
“我们社麽时候参观博物馆？”
“
“
Sometime next
week.
”
下周某个时候。
”
3
．
so
metimes
(at times, from time to time) <
/p>
“有时，不时”
。可置于句首或句尾，也可置于
< br>谓语当中。例如：
I often watch
TV, but sometimes I read.
Sometimes we go on working after dark
by the lights of our tractors.
4
．
in
time
（
soon
enough
，
early enough
）
“及时，按时”
。例如：
Fortunately, I was in time for the
interview.
幸运的是我正好赶上了面试。
The factory is far away
from the centre of town, so we shall have to take
a taxi in order
to get there in time.
5
．
on
time
（
at the
specified time
；
at the
correct time
；
punctually
）
“准时；按时；于指定事
件”
< br>。含有“不迟于规定时间”的意思。例如：
You
must always return your library book on time.
The train arrives on time.
6
．
at a
time
（
once
）
“一次；每次”
。可用于多种时态。例如：
A whale may eat a ton of food
at a time.
This
was at a time when there was no radio, TV or
cinema.
7
．
at one
time
（
once
；
in a former
time
；
at the same time
）
“一度；过去曾经；同时”
。常和
< br>一般过去时连用。例如：
At one time,
there were long queues of people waiting outside
the CAAC offices.
At one time, 3 ships
sailed every week from London to Africa.
8
．
at
no time
（
never
）
“决不，在任何时候都不”
。置于句首时，
需用倒装语序。例如：
At no time will
China be the first to employ nuclear weapons.
中国绝不首先使用核武器。
9
．
in no
time
(almost at
once; very soon)
“立刻、马上、很快”
。例如：
I’ll be back
in no time.
我马上就回来。
10
．
by the
time
(not later
than)
“不迟于、到
...
时候
”
。在句中可作状语，也可当作连词使
用，引导时间状语从句。
如
:
By the time he was
fourteen years old, he had learned maths all by
himself.
11
．
by
that/this
time
“到那
/
这时”
。
只能作状语，常与将来完成时或过去完成时连用。例
如：
By that time
he’ll have got
there.
到那时他早就到了。
By this time they were a little
anxious.
12
．
At that/this
time
“当时／这时”
。例如：
At that time not every body liked
engines.
What were you
doing at this time last week?
It was said that only three people in
the world could understand it at that time.
13
．
all the
time
(throughout
the time)
“一直、始终”
。例如：
It rained all the time.
14
．
at all
times
(always)
“一直、经常、在任何时候”
。例如：
We should at all times be aware of our
own shortcomings.
任何时候我们都应该意识到自己的
缺点。
15
．
at times
(occasionally)
“有时、不时地”
。例如：
It will be cloudy at times.
At times he reads and at other times he
writes.
他时而读书，时而写字。
16
．
after time
“迟到、在规定时间后”
。例如：
We cannot wait for anyone who arrives
after time.
我们不能等那些迟到的人。
17
．
after a
time
“过了一段时间”
。例如：
After a time, the invention reached
other countries.
18
．
for a
time
(for a period of time)
“一时、一度、一段时间”
。例如：
OK. We can stop here for a time.
I want to stay here for a time after
the work is finished.
工作完后我想在这儿呆一段时间。
19
．
behind time
“不及时、晚点”
。例如：
The train is behind time.
火车晚点了。
20
．
behind the
times
“过时、落后”
。例如：
You are behind the times.
你跟不上时代。
21
．
next
time
“下次”
。例如：
Next time you must come to us.
22
．
last
time
“上次”
。例如：
Last time
we failed, but
this time we’ll win.
上次我们失败了，但这次我们会赢。
23
．
（
fo
r
）
the last time
“最后一次”
。例如：
I seem to remember that the last time
we met I did most of the talking, so perhaps I
should let you
do the talking this
time.
I didn’t have a penny
the last time I saw you.
24
．
(
for)
the first
time
“初次、第一次”
。例如：
She
understood
what
I
was
talking
about,
even
though
it
was
the
first
time
we
had
spoken
together.
It is for the first time we have been
here.
25
．
at the
same time
“同时、照样”
。例如：
At the same time another kind of paper
was developed, made from silk.
First,
the River Nile used to flood large areas at the
same time every year and destroyed houses
and crops.
26
．
every
time
／
each
time
两者意义相同
,
都作“每次、每当
...
时候”解。在句中可作状
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