Time短语的意义及用法.doc

Time 短语的意义及用法 1some time （for some period of time）“一段时间，一些时候”。例如： I cant 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. 2sometime（at some uncertain time）“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。” 3sometimes (at times, from time to time) “有时，不时”。可置于句首或句尾，也可置于谓语当中。例如：I often watch TV, but sometimes I read. Sometimes we go on working after dark by the lights of our tractors. 4in 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.5on time （at the specified time；at the correct time；punctually）“准时；按时；于指定事件”。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.6at 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.7at one time （once；in a former time；at the same time）“一度；过去曾经；同时”。常和一般过去时连用。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. 8at 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。9in no time (almost at once; very soon) “立刻、马上、很快”。例如：Ill be back in no time. 我马上就回来。10by 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. 11by 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 hell have got there. 到那时他早就到了。By this time they were a little anxious. 12At 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. 13all the time (throughout the time) “一直、始终”。例如：It rained all the time.14at 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。15at 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。17after a time “过了一段时间”。例如：After a time, the invention reached other countries. 18for 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。20behind the times “过时、落后”。例如：You are behind the times. 你跟不上时代。21next time “下次”。例如：Next time you must come to us. 22last time “上次”。例如：Last time we failed, but this time well win. 上次我们失败了，但这次我们会赢。23（for）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 didnt 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.25at 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. 26every timeeach time 两者意义相同,都作“每次、每当.时候”解。在句中可作状语，也可用作连词，引导时间状语从句。例如：Every time he got the same result. 每一次他都得到相同的结果。 Each time you fail, start all over again. 每当你失败时，你就一切从头干起。27at the time of “当.时”。例如：Were you in San Francisco at the time of the big earthquake in 1989. 28at the time “当时、那时候”。例如：Where were you at the time? 29in time of “在.时”。例如：These act as guards and soldiers in time of trouble. 30from time to time (occasionally; now and then)“时常、时时”。例如：From time to time, I notice that he puts a piece of meat down his trousers just before he leaves the factory. I believe that they used to speak on the phone from time to time. 31time and time again Time and time again there are serious accidents that pollute the air.32From that time on “从那时起”。例如：From that time on Einstein was greatly respected as the leading scientist of the country.32have a good/nice time (enjoy oneself) “过的愉快”。例如：Are you having a nice time in Beijing. Piere and I did have a very good time at the ball. 33at any time 意为“随时、任何时候”。例如：The tower looks as if it might fall at any time. 那座塔看起来随时都可能到下来。34. Many a time/many times (often; on many occasions) “常常、屡次”。例如：35. for the time being “暂时”。例如：36time用于倍数句型：表示“ 比 B 多(大、重、长等)多少倍、 是 B 得多少倍。”常用于以下三种句型：1). A数词 + times + 形容词/副词比较级 + than B. 例如：The population in and around San Francisco is now ten times more than it was in 1906.Give me three times more than Antonio borrowed from me. 2). A数词 + times as + 形容词/副词 + as B. 例如：Asia is four times as large as Europe. 亚洲是欧洲的四倍大。（亚洲比欧洲大三倍。）3). A数词 + times + 名词(size, length, height, width, etc.) of + B. 例如：The earth is 49 times the size of the moon. 地球的大小是月球的 49 倍。The length of this rope is three times the length of that