not [verb phrase] at one time
常用于否定句表示不能同时做两件事。
You cannot work and study at one time.
你不能同时工作和学习。
同时;一起
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同时;一起
at the same time
You cannot work and study at one time.
你不能同时工作和学习。
同时
simultaneously
曾经;一度
at a previous time
At one time, she was a professional dancer.
她曾经是一名职业舞者。
At one time, this building was the tallest in the city.
这座建筑曾经是这个城市最高的。
They all arrived at one time.
他们同时到达。
常用于否定句表示不能同时做两件事。
You cannot work and study at one time.
你不能同时工作和学习。
置于句首,表示过去某个时期。
At one time, I believed everything he said.
曾经,我相信他说的每一句话。
Not this
He was a teacher at one time of his life.
Use this
He was a teacher at one time in his life.
错误地用介词 'of' 表示时间所属,正确应用 'in' 表示 '在...时期'。'at one time' 本身已包含时间概念,但如需限定范围,用 'in' 搭配时间段。
Not this
I can only eat two pieces of cake at one time.
Use this
I can only eat two pieces of cake at a time.
混淆了 'at one time'(曾经/同时)与 'at a time'(每次)。表示 '每次' 时应用 'at a time'。
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