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| a great time n | informal (fun, enjoyment) | SCSimplified Chinese 很开心
TCTraditional Chinese 很開心 |
| | Thanks so much for inviting me; I had a great time! |
| a long time adv | (a considerable period) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期地 cháng qī de
TCTraditional Chinese 長期地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 长时间地 cháng qī de ，cháng shí jiān de |
| | It's a long time since we last met. |
| | 我们有很长一段时间没见了。 |
| a long time ago adv | (in the distant past) | SCSimplified Chinese 许久以前 xǔ jiǔ yǐ qián
TCTraditional Chinese 許久以前 |
| | A long time ago, my ancestors settled in this land. |
| a matter of time n | ([sth] which will happen eventually) | SCSimplified Chinese 时间问题
TCTraditional Chinese 時間問題 |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 早晚的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迟早的事 |
| | They've been dating for 5 years, so it's only a matter of time before he proposes. |
| a mighty long time n | US, informal (very considerable period) | SCSimplified Chinese 很长一段时间 hěn cháng yí duàn shí jiān |
| | 34 years? That's a mighty long time to spend in one job. |
| a stitch in time saves nine expr | figurative (best to act without delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 亡羊补牢，为时不晚 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 尽快补救 |
| at a certain time adv | (at a specified hour) | SCSimplified Chinese 在某个时间 |
| | You can adjust the heating so that it switches itself on at a certain time each evening. |
| at a later time adv | (later) | SCSimplified Chinese 以后 yǐ hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 以後 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过一段时间 yǐ hòu，guò yí duàn shí jiān |
| | We agreed to discuss the matter again at a later time. |
| for a long time adv | (at length) | SCSimplified Chinese 很长一段时间 hěn cháng yí duàn shí jiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很久 hěn cháng yí duàn shí jiān，hěn jiǔ |
| | After a hard day's work, I'm always ready to sleep for a long time. |
| | 一整天的辛苦工作后，我总是准备好要睡很长一段时间。 |
| for a long time to come adv | (way into the future) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期，在将来的很长一段时间内 cháng qī
TCTraditional Chinese 長期 |
| | Oil spills affect the environment both immediately and for a long time to come. |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久 bù jiǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 不久 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短期地 bù jiǔ，duǎn qī de |
| | He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| give [sb] a hard time v expr | informal (treat harshly) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟...过不去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为难
TCTraditional Chinese 為難 |
| | They gave me a hard time at the interview. |
give [sb] a hard time about [sth],
give [sb] a hard time over [sth] v expr | informal (berate) | SCSimplified Chinese 责备 zé bèi
TCTraditional Chinese 責備 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 责骂 zé bèi，zé mà |
| | My dad gave me a hard time about not finishing my homework. |
| a good time n | (enjoyable experience) | SCSimplified Chinese 愉悦, 愉快 |
| | If you're looking for a good time, try Ray's Bar on a Friday night. |
| | 想要体验愉快时光，那不妨在周五晚上去Ray's Bar. |
| a grand old time n | informal (enjoyable experience, fun) | SCSimplified Chinese 美好的时光 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 精彩的体验 |
| | Oh, what a day that was! It was a grand old time. |
| have a good time v expr | (enjoy yourself, have fun) | SCSimplified Chinese 玩得开心 wán de kāi xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 玩得開心 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过得愉快 wán de kāi xīn，guò de yú kuài |
| | Whenever I go out with friends we all have a good time. I hope you have a good time in Spain! |
| | 不管何时我和朋友一块儿出去，总是玩得很开心。我希望你在西班牙玩得愉快！ |
| have a hard time v expr | (experience difficulties) | SCSimplified Chinese 处于困境 chǔ yú kùn jìng
TCTraditional Chinese 處於困境 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 日子不好过 chǔ yú kùn jìng，rì zi bù hǎo guò |
| | Be kind to her - she's having a really hard time right now. |
| have a hard time doing [sth] v expr | informal (find difficult) | SCSimplified Chinese 做...很难 |
| | We're having a hard time picking a suitable slogan for our marketing campaign. |
| have a whale of a time v expr | (have a lot of fun) | SCSimplified Chinese 尽情欢乐 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 玩得痛快 |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | SCSimplified Chinese 很快 hěn kuài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不久 hěn kuài，bù jiǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 不久 |
| | I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | SCSimplified Chinese 短期内 duǎn qī nèi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 短时间内 duǎn qī nèi，duǎn shí jiān nèi
TCTraditional Chinese 短時間內 |
| | In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| it's been a long time expr | (a lot of time has passed) | SCSimplified Chinese 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. |
| many a time adv | (often) | SCSimplified Chinese 多次 duō cì
TCTraditional Chinese 多次 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 经常 duō cì，jīng cháng
TCTraditional Chinese 經常 |
| | Many a time I have longed to be somebody else. |
| once upon a time adv | (start of a fairy tale) | SCSimplified Chinese 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. |
| | 很久以前，在一片遥远的国度，住着一位没有爸爸妈妈的女孩和她邪恶的继母。 |
| one at a time adv | (one by one) | SCSimplified Chinese 一次一个 yí cì yí gè
TCTraditional Chinese 一次一個 |
| | Customers are only allowed into the store one at a time. |
| one day at a time expr | (not worry about the future) | SCSimplified Chinese 把握每一天，过好每一天 |
| | Jasmine told her daughter not to worry too much, and to live one day at a time. |
| one step at a time adv | (gradually, progressively) | SCSimplified Chinese 一步一步地，逐渐 yí bù yí bù de
TCTraditional Chinese 逐漸 |
| take a long time v expr | (require much time to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 需要很长时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 要很久 |
| | Recovery from a head injury can take a long time. |
| take a long time to do [sth] v expr | (require much time) | SCSimplified Chinese 做某事需要很长时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做某事要很久 |
| | It took a long time to tidy the apartment. |
| take [sb] a long time v expr | (require much time for [sb] to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 需要某人花费很长时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 需要某人花很久 |
| | I put the wardrobe together from a kit; it took me a long time! |
| take [sb] a long time to do [sth] v expr | (require much time of [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 做某事需要某人花费很长时间 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做某事需要某人花很久 |
| | It has taken Graeme a long time to get over his divorce. |
take a vacation (US),
take some holiday,
take time off (UK) v expr | (take time away from work) | SCSimplified Chinese 休假 xiū jià |
there is a time and a place for everything,
there is a time and place for everything expr | (responding to [sth] inappropriate) | SCSimplified Chinese 凡事要讲究时间和场合 |
time and a half,
time-and-a-half adv | (at 1.5 times usual pay rate) | SCSimplified Chinese 一倍半工资 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 1.5倍工资 |
| | She works time and a half on Sundays. |
| wait a long time v expr | (endure a considerable delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 等了很长时间 děng le hěn cháng shí jiān |
| | Because of the crowds we had to wait a long time. |
waste of time,
a waste of time n | (pointless activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 浪费时间 làng fèi shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 浪費時間 |
| | It's a waste of time trying to convince her. |
| | 试图劝说她完全是在浪费时间。 |