Word · Frequency #50
time
计时；测定…的时间；记录…的时间
To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of something.
- 1.
To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of something.
测量或记录某事的时间、持续时间或速度。
- 2.
To choose when something commences or its duration.
选择某事开始或持续的时间。
- 3.
To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
按时间调节；在运动时间上伴随或一致。
- 4.
To measure, as in music or harmony.
在音乐或和声中进行测量。
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。
In use
We need to time the race with a stopwatch to see who runs fastest.
She timed her arrival at the station to catch the early train.
The coach timed each swimmer's lap during practice.
time something
She timed the race.
她计时了比赛。
time something for something
They timed the meeting for 2 pm.
他们把会议时间定在下午两点。
Verb forms
base time · third person times · -ing timing · past timed · past participle timed
规则动词，意为计时。
Connections
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
- 安排得与…同时发生
- The release was timed to coincide with the movie premiere.发售时间被安排得与电影首映同时。
- time the cooking
Learner notes
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。
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。
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/.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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