Word · Frequency #50
time
计时；测定…的时间；记录…的时间
核心释义
To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of something.
- 1.
测量或记录某事的时间、持续时间或速度。
To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of something.
- 2.
选择某事开始或持续的时间。
To choose when something commences or its duration.
- 3.
按时间调节；在运动时间上伴随或一致。
To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
- 4.
在音乐或和声中进行测量。
To measure, as in music or harmony.
安排…的时间；选择…的时机；定于；使合拍；调节…的节奏；使与…同步；给（音乐、和声）打拍子；测定（音乐、和声的）节拍；测量或记录某事的时间、持续时间或速度。；选择某事开始或持续的时间。
用法In use
We need to time the race with a stopwatch to see who runs fastest.
用法提示：此处 time 是动词，表示“测定…的时间”。
She timed her arrival at the station to catch the early train.
用法提示：此处 time 是动词，表示“安排…的时间”。
The coach timed each swimmer's lap during practice.
用法提示：此处 time 是动词，表示“记录…所需的时间”。
time something
She timed the race.
她计时了比赛。
time something for something
They timed the meeting for 2 pm.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- time a race
- 给比赛计时
- Who is going to time the race?谁来给比赛计时？
- time something perfectly
- 把时机安排得恰到好处
- She timed her arrival perfectly.她到达的时机安排得恰到好处。
- time it right
- 把握好时机
- You have to time it right to get a good seat.你得把握好时机才能占到好座位。
- time your visit
- 安排来访时间
- Time your visit for early morning to avoid the crowds.把参观时间安排在清晨，以避开人群。
- be timed to coincide with
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把time当动词，就像裁判按秒表：计时、安排时刻、让动作合拍。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、体育计时、日程安排、音乐或舞蹈 该词作动词时，在口语和书面语中都较常见，多用于“计时、测定时间”和“安排时间”；在音乐或运动节奏中则指“使合拍”。总体上为中性用法，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with /taɪm/: chime, climb, crime, lime, prime, thyme — all end with the /aɪm/ sound. Note the spellings: -ime (chime, crime, lime, prime), -imb (climb, silent b), -yme (thyme). Beware lookalikes with different sounds: timbre /ˈtæm.bər/, timid /ˈtɪm.ɪd/, timer /ˈtaɪ.mər/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.