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X times Y (multiplication)
表示乘法运算，X和Y为数字。
4 times 5 equals 20.
4乘以5等于20。
时期；时代
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
时期；时代
A more or less definite period of time in the past or present.
4 times 5 equals 20.
4乘以5等于20。
某一时期的情况。
The circumstances of a certain time.
一个或多个相对明确的时间段
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
一个人的经历或传记。
A person's experiences or biography.
一种与除法相反的算术运算；两个数字的乘积
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
In ancient times, people wrote letters by hand.
在古代，人们用手写信。
AI contextual example
These are difficult times for many young people.
对许多年轻人来说，这是艰难的时期。
AI contextual example
She often remembers the happy times of her childhood.
她常常想起童年时代的美好时光。
AI contextual example
it was a sign of the times
这是时代的象征
WordNet
表示乘法运算，X和Y为数字。
4 times 5 equals 20.
4乘以5等于20。
表示倍数的同级比较，意为“是…的X倍”。
This box is three times as heavy as that one.
这个箱子是那个箱子的三倍重。
表示倍数的差异比较，意为“比…多X倍”。
She earns five times more than I do.
她挣的钱是我的五倍多。
Not this
3 times of 5 is 15.
Use this
3 times 5 is 15.
times 作为介词直接表示乘法，后面直接接乘数，不需要 of；中文表达式“3的5倍”会被直译，但英语中 times 已包含乘法关系。
Not this
You times the number by 2.
Use this
You multiply the number by 2.
times 是介词，不能作谓语动词；表示“乘以”应使用动词 multiply，其后接 by 引出乘数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
现代；当今
The Internet has changed communication in modern times.
互联网改变了现代社会的交流方式。
古代
People in ancient times used stone tools.
古代人使用石器。
乘法表
The teacher asked us to recite the times table.
老师让我们背诵乘法表。
乘号
The times sign is written as a small cross.
乘号写成一个小叉号。
有时；偶尔
At times, I feel like giving up.
有时，我想放弃。
时代变了
Times have changed, and we must adapt to the new reality.
时代变了，我们必须适应新的现实。
时代的标志
The popularity of online meetings is a sign of the times.
在线会议的普及是时代的一个标志。
有时
At times, I miss the quiet life in the countryside.
有时，我怀念乡下的宁静生活。
因为时代正在改变。
From Bob Dylan's 1964 protest song 'The Times They Are a-Changin'', which became an anthem for the civil rights and anti-war movements.
出自鲍勃·迪伦1964年的抗议歌曲《变革时代》，这首歌成为民权和反战运动的圣歌。
这是最好的时代，这是最坏的时代。
The opening line of Charles Dickens' novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' (1859), often quoted to describe an era of great contradictions.
狄更斯小说《双城记》（1859年）的开篇语，常被引用来形容充满巨大矛盾的时代。
Use times naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 times 想成“时间”的复数：时间一段段过去，就有好几个 time；几个相同数连加，就是乘（times）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：time references、arithmetic、everyday conversation times 作名词时，可表示时间段或乘法运算；两种含义在一般书面语和口语中都比较常见，因此这里选择中性语域。
作介词时，times 后接数词或名词短语表示“乘以”，如 three times two。作名词时指“时代、时期”。
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