Phrase
at one time
adverb
同时;一起
at the same time
- 1.
simultaneously
同时
- 2.
at a previous time
曾经;一度
曾经;以前;一度;同时;曾经;一度;曾经
In use
At one time, she was a professional dancer.
At one time, this building was the tallest in the city.
They all arrived at one time.
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。
At one time, [sentence]
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。
Common mistakes
He was a teacher at one time of his life.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。
I can only eat two pieces of cake at one time.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'。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.